Unicare Home Health Services

The agency failed to ensure services were provided as written in the individualized plan of care for two of seven patients (Patient #3 and Patient #4) whose records were reviewed, in that: The agency did not ensure Patient #3’s weight was checked during every skilled nurse visit.

The agency failed to ensure skilled nursing followed the written POC for 2 (Patient #3 and Patient #4) of 7 records reviewed for physicians’ orders, in that: The agency did not ensure Patient #3’s weight was checked during every skilled nurse visit.

The agency failed to follow accepted standards of practice, including the use of standard precautions, to prevent the transmission of infections and communicable disease in that: RN A placed her medical bag on the floor in the home of Patient #3 and Patient #4. RN A did not clean her stethoscope…

The agency failed to ensure the plan of care contained patient specific interventions and safety measures to protect against injury for 2 of 7 patients reviewed for plans of care.

The agency failed to provide the patient and caregiver with a copy of written instructions outlining the visit schedule.

The agency failed to provide the patient and caregiver with a copy of written instructions outlining any treatments to be administered by the home health agency personnel and personnel acting on behalf of the home health agency, including therapy services for 2 of 3 home visits.

The agency failed to provide the patient and caregiver with a copy of written instructions outlining any pertinent instruction related to the patient’s care and treatments that the home health agency would provide, specific to the patient’s care needs for 2 of 3 home visits.

The agency failed to include in its quality assessment and performance improvement (QAPI) committee the required staff in 2021 and 2022. This failure could prevent the agency from identifying problems in the service categories that were not represented, and therefore could place the patients at…

The clinical manager did not assure the development, implementation, and updates of the individualized plan of care for 4 of 7 patients reviewed for plan of care.