Labette Home Health

The Home Health Agency (HHA) failed to develop and maintain an emergency preparedness plan (EPP) that addressed patient population, the services the facility has the ability to provide in an emergency; and continuity of operations including the delegation of authority and succession plan.

The Home Health Agency (HHA) failed to develop and maintain an emergency preparedness plan (EPP) that included a process for cooperation and collaboration with local, tribal, regional, State, and Federal emergency preparedness officials' efforts to maintain an integrated response during a disaster…

The Home Health Agency (HHA) failed to develop and maintain an individualized emergency preparedness plan (EPP) for each patient as part of the patient’s comprehensive assessment for 6 of 6 patient reviewed (Patients 3, 5, 6, 8, 9, and 10).

The Home Health Agency (HHA) failed to develop and provide initial training in emergency preparedness (EPP) policies and procedures to all new and existing staff, individuals providing services under arrangement, and volunteers, consistent with their expected roles; Provide emergency preparedness…

Staff interview the home health agency skilled staff failed to ensure the patient's right to participate in, be informed about, and consent or refuse care in advance of and during treatment with respect to the disciplines that will furnish the care and the frequency of visits for 4 of 10 sample…

The home health agency (HHA) failed to communicate with all physicians involved in the patients plans of care, in that, the primary referring physician was not made aware of additional health care practitioners giving orders included in the plans of care for 1 of 10 sample patients (Patients 3).