Sofia Home Health Care LLC

The agency failed to ensure POCs contained measurable goals for 3 of 3 active records reviewed (Patients #1, 2, and 3).

The agency failed to ensure HHA’s performed tasks within their scope of practice for 1 of 2 patients reviewed with HHA services (Patient #1).

The home health agency failed to ensure staff followed infection control procedures related to bag technique for 2 of 2 RNs observed (CM, RN 1).

The home health agency failed to ensure an initial assessment was completed within 48 hours of referral for 1 of 5 active records reviewed (Patient #1).

The home health agency failed to ensure all medications the patient was currently using were identified and placed on the medication profile for 2 of 3 patients with home visit observations (Patient #1, 2).

The home health agency failed to ensure all required information was included on the POC for 5 of 5 active patient records reviewed (Patient #1, 2, 3, 4, 5).

The home health agency failed to notify the patient’s physician of the need to alter the POC for 2 of 5 active patient records reviewed (Patient # 1, 2).

The home health agency failed to ensure HHA visit notes were turned into the agency to be incorporated into the clinical record for 1 of 4 active records reviewed of patients receiving HHA services (Patient #3).

The home health agency failed to ensure HHA supervisory visits were conducted every 14 days for 4 of 4 active records reviewed of patients receiving HHA services (Patient # 1, 3, 4, 5).