Unicorn Home Health, Inc

The home health agency (HHA) failed to ensure the emergency preparedness (EP, the steps taken to make sure patients and staffs are safe before, during and after an emergency or natural disaster) plan/drill for field staff were completed in an annual basis.

The home health agency (HHA) failed to update the medication profile (the information about the medication a person is using and has used) to reflect the patient's current medications for three of seven sampled patients (Patients 1, 5, and 6).

The visiting nurse failed to notify the physician promptly regarding patient's constipation (infrequent bowel movements or difficult passage of stools) for one out of seven sampled patients (Patient 1).

The visiting nurse failed to ensure the nursing staff provided instructions or health teaching for one of seven sampled patients (Patient 1).

The home health agency (HHA) failed to ensure that the plan of care (POC) included dialysis management for one of seven sampled patients (Patient 1).