Valley Home Health

The agency failed to ensure the Outcome and Assessment Information Set (OASIS, a group of standard data elements home health agencies (HHAs) integrate into their comprehensive assessment, to collect and report quality data to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, (CMS)) data was transmitted…

The agency failed to ensure skilled nursing services (a high level of medical care provided by licensed nurses and therapists under a doctor's supervision) were provided at the frequency specified in the individualized plans of care for two of seventeen sampled patients (Patient 5 and Patient 6)…

The facility failed to ensure the rights of two of seventeen sampled patients (Patient 1 and Patient 2) to be informed of the coverage provided from the Medicare (federal health insurance program for individuals aged 65 or older and younger people with specific disabilities or conditions) and/or…

The agency failed to conduct an initial assessment visit for one of seventeen sampled patients (Patient 7) within 48 hours of receiving a home health agency (HHA) referral when the agency received the referral on 8/19/26 but did not complete the initial assessment visit until 8/27/26. This…

The facility failed to ensure an accurate review of all medication orders was performed to ensure safe medication use for 2 out of 17 sampled patients (Patient 4 and Patient 1) when: 1. Patient 4’s medications were not reviewed for frequency of PRN (as needed) medications; and, 2. Patient 1's…

The agency failed to follow standard precautions to prevent the transmission of infections for three of seven sampled patients with home visits (Patients 1, 3 and 5) when: 1. Physical Therapist (PT) 3 did not use a barrier between herself and Patient 1’s walker.

The agency failed to ensure responsibilities of a skilled professional, when Licensed Vocational Nurse (LVN) 2 did not recognize abnormal body temperature (lower than normal) immediately for one of seven sampled patients with home visits (Patient 3).

The agency failed to address causes for discharge for two of five sampled patients (Patient 16 and 17) when the agency did not make efforts to resolve problems presented by the patients’ behaviors.

The agency failed to ensure a Registered Nurse (RN) performed an initial assessment within 48 hours of start of care (SOC - initial visit wherein a clinical assessment was done to identify the needs of the patient that will be addressed by a home health agency) for one of 17 sampled patients…

The agency failed to complete a comprehensive assessment for one of 17 sampled patients (Patient 11) when the agency's Physical Therapy (PT) service did not perform an initial comprehensive assessment within 5 days of the start of care (SOC- initial visit in where a clinical assessment is done to…

The agency failed to review all medications and update the medication profile with the current medications for three of seven sampled patients with home visits (Patients 1, 2 and 4) when: 1. Patient 1 had three medications (Atenolol-used to treat high blood pressure and chest pain; Pantoprazole-use…

The agency failed to ensure the plan of care (POC) contained the care needs for two of seven sampled patients with home visits (Patient 2 and 7) when: 1. Patient 2 did not have a care plan for oxygen use for the period of 3/20/22 to 5/18/22.

The agency failed to revise the plan of care (POC) to reflect the most current information from the patient’s comprehensive assessment for one of 17 sampled patients (Patient 6) when Patient 6 did not have a glucometer to support her care plan interventions for diabetes (condition with too much…

The agency failed to measure or analyze aspects of performance or processes of care affecting 3 of 17 sampled patients' (Patient 4, Patient 8 and Patient 11) when: 1. Registered Nurse (RN) 1's need for an inservice pertaining to proper notification of patient rights and responsibilities was…

The Home Health Agency (HHA) failed to obtain 3 of 17 sampled patients' (Patient 4, Patient 8 and Patient 11) or their legal representatives' (LR) signatures to indicate the patients or their LR received a copy of the notice of rights and the responsibilities; when HHA Registered Nurse (RN) 1…

The agency failed to ensure 1 of 17 sampled patients' (Patients 6) initial visit was held within 48 hours of referral.

The agency failed to ensure each patient's comprehensive assessments/evaluations were completed no later than 5 calendar days after the start of care(SOC) for 3 of 17 sampled patients (Patient 7, Patient 9 and Patient 14).

The agency failed to perform an on-going and complete assessments for 2 of 17 sampled patients (Patient 4 and Patient 5) when: 1. Physical Therapy Assistant (PTA) 1 did not review Patient 4's medications upon his home visit (HV).

The agency failed to ensure the agency's RN (Registered Nurse) provided supervision to Licensed Vocational Nurse (LVN) 1 when LVN 1's wound care procedures/practice was not evaluated periodically by RN to ensure the plan of care was followed for 1 of 17 samples (Patient 3).

The agency failed to assure the Director of Patient Care Services (DPCS) monitored the case managers or clinicians' performance/competency in the provision of care for 6 of 17 sampled patients (Patient 4, Patient 7, Patient 8, Patient 9, Patient 11 and Patient 14), when: 1. The DPCS did not perform…