Ify's Home Health Care

The agency failed to conduct and document performance improvement activities that would lead to immediate correction of deficient practices, cited during a recertification survey, exit date 1/2/24, which resulted in deficient practice being recited during a revisit survey, exit date 8/26/24, at…

Staff interview the agency failed to conduct and document performance improvement activities and results, as identified in the Plan of Correction (PoC) for the recertification survey, exit date 1/2/24, for tags G572, G574, and G682. Findings are: A.

The agency failed to ensure the patients medication profile (a real-time document used by the agency, as part of the plan of care, that lists the patient’s medications, including new and updated orders received between the certification periods) included all medication orders received by the agency…

The agency failed to ensure Physical Therapy (PT) and / or Occupational Therapy (OT) completed therapy visits as ordered on the Plan of Care, for 2 of 3 records reviewed, who received therapy services (Patients 6 and 7).

The agency failed to ensure 2 of 2 staff (Staff B and C) observed during the provisions of care to 3 of 3 patients (Patients 1, 2, and 3), performed proper hand hygiene, cleaning of equipment, and/or bag technique.

The agency failed to include orders for patient specific treatments on the Plan of Care for 3 of 7 patient records reviewed (Patient 2, 3, and 5).

Staff interview the agency failed to complete a transfer summary for submission to the receiving health care facility following the transfer of 2 of 2 patients (Patients 4 and 7) to an acute care hospital.