Infinite Home Health, Inc

The Home Health Agency (HHA) failed to meet the Condition of Participation for Comprehensive Assessment of Patients as follows: 1. The Home Health agency (HHA) failed to ensure the comprehensive assessment included the patients respiratory/lung status, foot care, blood pressure assessment and blood…

The Home Health Agency (HHA) failed to ensure the Condition of Participation regarding Care Planning, Coordination, and Quality of Care was met as follows: 1. The HHA failed to ensure the Plan of Care (POC) was followed for four of seventeen sampled patients (Patient 2, Patient 10, Patient 11…

The Home Health agency (HHA) failed to follow the written Plans of Care (POC) for four of seventeen sampled patients (Patient 2, Patient 10, Patient 11, Patient 12).

The Home Health Agency (HHA) failed to provide written information regarding the plan of care and medication list for six of seventeen sample patients (Patient 1, Patient 2, Patient 3, Patient 10, Patient 11, Patient 12).

The agency failed to ensure proper infection control practices were implemented by clinicians for two of 17 sampled patients (Patient 3 and Patient 10).

The Home Health Agency (HHA) failed to ensure patient health records were completed and authenticated for three of seventeen sampled patients (Patient 9, Patient 12, and Patient 15).

The Home Health agency (HHA) failed to ensure the comprehensive assessment included the patients respiratory/lung status, foot care, blood pressure assessment and blood sugar monitoring as indicated in the plan of care (POC) for four of seventeen sampled patients (Patient 1, Patient 2, Patient 3…

The Home Health agency (HHA) failed to review and document all the medications and treatments the patient was currently using for five of seventeen sampled patients (Patient 1, Patient 2, Patient 3, Patient 11, Patient 12).

The Home Health Agency (HHA) failed to include information required in the plan of care (POC) for one of seventeen sampled patients (Patient 2).

The Home Health Agency (HHA) failed to ensure the physician reviewed and revised the plans of care for four of seventeen sample patients (Patient 1, Patient 2, Patient 12, Patient 15).

The agency failed to ensure care coordination was conducted between agency clinicians to ensure appropriate equipment was available for one of 17 sampled patients (Patient 12).

The agency staff failed to ensure care followed the written plan of care for one of eight sampled patients (Patient 2).

The Home Health Agency (HHA) failed to assess the patient's continuing need for home care for one of eight sampled patients.

The home health agency (HHA) staff failed to review all the medications and update the medication profile with currently used medications for three of eight sampled patients (Patient 3, 5 and 6).

The skilled nurses failed to administer drugs and treatments as ordered by the physician for two of 8 sample patients (Patients 1 and 3).

The home health agency skilled nurse (SN) failed to provide instruction regarding opened Novolog insulin and Lantus insulin which expires after 28 days for one of eight sampled patients (Patient 6).