Montebello Home Health Care, Inc

The Home Health Agency (HHA) failed to ensure the Condition of Participation regarding Patient Rights was met as follows: 1.The HHA failed to provide and/or obtain information of the Advance Directive (a written statement of a person's wishes regarding medical treatment, often including a living…

This CONDITION is NOT MET as evidenced by: Based on observation, interview, and record review, the Home Health Agency (HHA) failed to meet the Condition of Participation for Comprehensive Assessment (a tool used by nurses to evaluate a patient's complete health status) of Patients as follows: 1.…

The Home Health Agency (HHA) failed to ensure the Condition of Participation for Care Planning, Coordination, Quality of Care was met as follows: 1.The HHA failed to ensure an individualized Plan of Care (POC – an individualized care plan developed by a support team using a person-centered approach…

The Home Health Agency (HHA) failed to ensure the Condition of Participation regarding Skilled Professional Services was met as follows: 1. The Home Health Agency (HHA) failed to ensure, a Registered Nurse (RN) conducted a Certified Home Health Aide (CHHA) supervisory visit (a personal visual…

The Home Health Agency (HHA) failed to ensure the Condition of Participation for Clinical Records were met as follows: 1.The HHA failed to ensure the plan of care (documents the process of identifying a patient's needs and facilitating holistic care and ensures collaboration among nurses, patients…

The Home Health Agency (HHA) failed to ensure the comprehensive assessment (a tool used by nurses to evaluate a patient's complete health status) accurately reflected the patient's health status for one of eight sampled patients (Patient 5).

The Home Health Agency (HHA) failed to ensure a Registered Nurse (RN, in general) updated the comprehensive assessment for the recertification period for five of eight sampled patients (Patients 1, 4, 5, 6, and 8).

The Home Health Agency (HHA) failed to ensure an individualized Plan of Care (POC – an individualized care plan developed by a support team using a person-centered approach that describes the services needed by the patient, and it also facilitates communication among members of the patients care…

The Home Health Agency (HHA) failed to provide written information regarding the Plan of Care (POC – an individualized care plan developed by a support team using a person-centered approach that describes the services needed by the patient, and it also facilitates communication among members of the…

The Home Health failed to ensure, a Registered Nurse (RN) conducted a Certified Home Health Aide (CHHA) Supervisory Visit (a personal visual observation of each facility staff by a Registered Nurse responsible for the care and services provided to the patients at home) to monitor and evaluate the…

The home health agency failed to ensure the established Plan of Care (POC, the process of identifying a patient's needs and facilitating holistic care and ensures collaboration among nurses, patients, and other healthcare providers) was provided to one of eight sampled patients, (Patient 6).

The home health agency failed to ensure the clinical records for one of eight sampled patients, (Patient 2), were appropriately authenticated, dated, and timed.

The Home Health Agency (HHA) failed to provide and/or obtain information of the Advance Directive (a written statement of a person's wishes regarding medical treatment, often including a living will, made to ensure those wishes are carried out should the person be unable to communicate them to a…

The Home Health Agency (HHA) failed to provide a written notice of the patient’s bill of rights in a language easily understood (Spanish) to one of eight sampled patients (Patient 2).

The Home Health Agency (HHA) failed to provide all the services as indicated in the Plan of Care (POC – an individualized care plan developed by a support team using a person-centered approach that describes the services needed by the patient, and it also facilitates communication among members of…

The Home Health Agency (HHA) failed to provide and ensure three of eight sampled patients (Patient 1, Patient 2, and Patient 5) were advised of the State Toll Free home health hotline number, hours of operation, and its purpose.

The Home Health Agency (HHA) failed to perform a comprehensive assessment (a tool used by nurses to evaluate a patient's complete health status) for one of eight samples patients (Patient 2) by failing to: 1. Complete Patient 2's comprehensive assessment within five calendar days of Patient 2's…

The Home Health Agency (HHA) failed to review and document all the current medications for four of eight sampled patients (Patients 1, 2, 5, and 6).

The Home Health Agency (HHA) failed to include information required in the Plan of Care (POC – an individualized care plan developed by a support team using a person-centered approach that describes the services needed by the patient, and it also facilitates communication among members of the…

The Home Health Agency (HHA) failed to provide blood sugar monitoring as ordered by the physician for three of eight sampled patients (Patient 4, Patient 5, and Patient 6).

The Home Health Agency (HHA) failed to inform the primary physician promptly of the patient's blood sugar levels not being monitored as indicated in the POC for one of eight sampled patients (Patient 6).

The HHA failed to ensure the physician was notified for one of eight sampled patients (Patient 4) when the respiratory rate was outside the ordered parameters.

The Home Health Agency (HHA) failed to ensure three of eight sampled patients (Patient 4 , Patient 5, and Patient 6) and or patient caregivers (PCG) receive ongoing education as specified in their Plan of Care (POC – an individualized care plan developed by a support team using a person-centered…

The Home Health Agency (HHA) failed to ensure two of eight sampled patients (Patient 5 and Patient 6) or their caregivers had the current medication list.

The Home Health Agency (HHA) failed to ensure a Registered Nurse (RN) conducted the License Vocational Nurse (LVN) supervisory visit at least every 30 days, to monitor and evaluate the LVNs performance in the care and services provided to the four of eight sampled patients, (Patient 1, Patient 4…

The Home Health Agency (HHA) failed to ensure the plan of care (documents the process of identifying a patient's needs and facilitating holistic care and ensures collaboration among nurses, patients, and other healthcare providers), comprehensive assessment (an assessment conducted by a Registered…

The home health agency failed to ensure the clinical records contained an accurate medication list that reflected the current medications for two of eight sampled patients, (Patient 5 and Patient 6).

The home health agency failed to ensure the discharge summary for one of eight sampled patients, (Patient 7), was sent to the patient’s primary physician within 5 days of discharge.