Patient Care

The facility failed to provide services to Patient (P)1 in accordance with his/her plan of care.

The facility failed to ensure Patient (P)1 received a comprehensive Occupational Therapy (OT) assessment within five days after the start of care.

The facility failed to ensure changes in Patient (P)1's plan of care are communicated with his/her provider.

The facility failed to ensure an individualized emergency preparedness plan was available in one of five patient homes visited (Patient (P) 5).

The facility failed to ensure staff followed the policy to prevent transmission of infections and communicable diseases in two of four patients (Patient (P) 5 and P15).

The Home Health Agency failed to ensure patients receive the skilled professional services of a medical social worker.

The facility failed to ensure all patients receive an individualized emergency plan as part of their comprehensive assessment.

The agency failed to ensure that services ordered by the physician are provided as indicated in the plan of care.

The facility failed to ensure adverse patient events are analyzed.

The agency failed to ensure hand hygiene is performed according to agency policy.

The facility failed to ensure skilled professional services of a medical social worker are provided directly or through written agreement to patients who need such services.

The agency failed to ensure patient/family education is provided according to the fall reduction program.

The agency failed to ensure all needed skilled professional staff is involved in the patient's plan of care.

The agency failed to ensure medical social services ordered by the physician are provided as indicated in the plan of care.

The facility failed to ensure that staff comply with accepted professional standards that apply to professionals furnishing services in a home health agency.

The agency failed to ensure that occupational therapy services were provided in accordance with the plan of care.

The facility failed to ensure that current written patient care instructions for the home health aide, prepared by the registered nurse, are available for review.