Ml Home Care Inc

The provider failed to develop strategies for addressing emergency events identified by the facility-based and community-based risk assessments.

The provider failed to develop and implement emergency preparedness policies and procedures must address the use of volunteers in an emergency or other emergency staffing strategies.

The provider failed to develop and maintain an emergency preparedness communication plan that complies with Federal, State and local laws that includes Names and Contact information for the Staff; Entities providing services under arrangement; Patients' physicians; Other [facilities] and Volunteers.

The provider failed to ensure that all new and existing staff that participated in the initial emergency preparedness training, demonstrated knowledge of the home health agency's emergency procedures and of their expected roles.

The provider failed to demonstrate a tabletop exercise that included a group discussion led by a facilitator, using a narrated, clinically-relevant emergency scenario, and a set of problem statements, directed messages, or prepared questions designed to challenge an emergency plan and maintain…

The provider failed to have skilled nursing services and at least one other therapeutic service (physical therapy, speech-language pathology, or occupational therapy; medical social services; or home health aide services) are made available on a visiting basis.

The provider failed to ensure that a review of all medications the patient is taking in 1 out of 2 Sampled Patients (SP) with home visits.

The provider failed to have policy developed in consultation with a physician on influenza and pneumococcal vaccines.

The provider failed to document in the home health aide supervision the following elements: demonstrating competency with assigned tasks; complying with infection prevention and control policies and procedures; reporting changes in the patient's condition in 1 out of 7 Sampled Patients (SP).