Livlife Home Health, Inc

An organization that delivers skilled nursing and other therapeutic services to a patient’s personal residence) failed to meet the Condition of Participation (conditions that healthcare organizations must meet in order to begin and continue participating in Medicare [a federal health insurance for…

An organization that delivers skilled nursing and other therapeutics service to a patient at home) failed to meet the Condition of Participation (refer to the requirements that healthcare organizations must meet to participate in federal healthcare programs) for Care Planning, Coordination of…

An agency providing skilled nursing and other therapeutic services to a patient’s personal residence) failed to provide home health services as indicated with the plan of care (POC, a detailed, written document outlining the services and support an individual needs to meet their healthcare goals)…

Agency providing skilled nursing and other therapeutic services to a patient’s personal residence) failed to ensure appropriate contaminated sharps disposal for one of seven sampled patients (Patient 5).

Agency providing skilled nursing and other therapeutic services to a patient’s personal residence) failed to assess the continuing need for home care services for three of seven sampled patients (Patient 1, Patient 2, and Patient 7).

Agency providing skilled nursing and other therapeutic services to a patient’s personal residence) failed to review all the medications and update the current medication profile (is a comprehensive, up-to-date record of a patient's current medications, including dosage, frequency, route, and…

Agency providing skilled nursing and other therapeutic services to a patient’s personal residence) failed to include interventions for the patient’s specific goal of being able to perform daily activities without fatigue for one of seven sampled patients (Patient 5).

An agency providing skilled nursing and other therapeutic services to a patient’s personal residence) failed to notify the patient’s physician for a change of condition for one of seven sampled patients (Patient 3).

Failed to notify the patients’ attending physician regarding their discharge needs and obtain discharge order at discharge for one out of two sampled discharged patients (Patient 3).

Failed to provide education to the patients and their family member on contaminated waste disposal to prevent injury and the spread of infection to one of seven sampled patients (Patient 5).

An agency providing skilled nursing and other therapeutic services to a patient’s personal residence) failed to follow its discharge policy by not completing patient’s discharge summary within 72 hours of discharge from home health service, for one of two sampled discharge patients (Patient 3).