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E0036: Ep Training And Testing

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392times cited
369agencies
40states
2018-01-04 – 2026-08-13survey dates

Data from CMS inspection reports (Form 2567), 2018-01-02 to 2026-10-15, downloaded 2026-10-21; CMS agency list file dated 2026-09-21. CMS source file. What the labels mean

Where it was cited

Most recent citations

The 20 most recent of 392 citations. Newest inspection first.

Argus Home Care Inc

Inspection 2026-08-13

The agency failed to maintain and develop an emergency preparedness (EP) testing and training program based on their emergency plan.

American Nursing Home Health Care, Inc

Inspection 2026-07-09

The agency failed to maintain emergency preparedness training/testing for staff, which is based on the emergency plan, resulting in the potential for inadequate staff response during an emergency.

McGuffey Home Health Care, LLC

Inspection 2026-06-25

The agency failed to develop and maintain an emergency preparedness training and testing program that is based on the emergency plan, risk assessment, policies, procedures, communication plan, and reviewed and updated at least every two years.

Suncare Home Health

Inspection 2026-06-10

The agency failed to develop and maintain an Emergency Preparedness training and testing program that is reviewed and updated at least every two years.

Top Care Home Health

Inspection 2026-06-04

The agency failed to participate in community wide emergency preparedness drills.

Tlc Home Care of the Twin Cities

Inspection 2026-05-12

The agency failed to conduct emergency preparedness (EP) training and testing.

Medlife Homecare Inc

Inspection 2026-05-07

The agency failed to develop and maintain an emergency preparedness (EP) training and testing program that is based on agency established policies and procedures and an EP plan that had been reviewed and updated at least every 2 years.

Apex Home Healthcare, Inc

Inspection 2026-04-16

The agency failed to develop and maintain an emergency preparedness training and testing program for staff based on the agency's emergency plan, resulting in agency personnel not being educated in actions to take in the event of an actual disaster.

Venerate Home Health Express, LLC

Inspection 2026-03-26

The agency failed to ensure an emergency preparedness training program was developed, implemented and reviewed at least annually for all employees.

Vn Home Health Care

Inspection 2026-03-05

The agency failed to develop and maintain an emergency preparedness training and testing program for staff that is based on the emergency plan, the risk assessment, policies and procedures, and the communication plan of this section, that had been reviewed and updated at least every two years.

Always a Step Beyond

Inspection 2026-02-27

The agency failed to develop and maintain an emergency preparedness training and testing program that is based on the emergency preparedness plan, the risk assessment, policies and procedures, and the communication plan, which must be reviewed and updated at least every two (2) years.

Homestead Health LLC

Inspection 2026-02-25

The agency failed to develop and implement a training and testing emergency preparedness program.

Nightingale Visiting Nurses

Inspection 2026-02-19

The agency failed to implement an emergency preparedness training program for new employee orientation and annually thereafter, based on an emergency plan for four (Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant [COTA}#1, Home Health Aide [HHA] #1, Licensed Practical Nurse [LPN] #1, and Physical…

Sunrise Home Health Care Services Inc

Inspection 2026-01-23

The agency failed to maintain an emergency training program.

Four Seasons Home Health Care

Inspection 2026-01-07

The agency failed to establish and effective Emergency Preparedness training and testing program that was based on policies and procedures, a risk assessment from an all-hazards approach and a communication plan that had been reviewed and updated at least every 2 years.

At Home Care Agency

Inspection 2025-12-22

The Home Health Agency (HHA) failed to conduct testing of the emergency plan.

Excellacare Skilled Services

Inspection 2025-12-12

The agency failed to provide documentation that it had maintained an emergency preparedness (EP) training and testing program that utilized an all-hazard risk assessment, EP policies/procedures, or an EP communication plan, resulting in the potential for staff and all 4 active patients not to be…

Home Health Care Inc

Inspection 2025-10-17

The agency emergency preparedness plan lacked a training and testing program to reflect the risks and effectiveness of their emergency plan.

Senior Friend Home Care

Inspection 2025-09-17

The facility failed to develop and maintain annual emergency preparedness training and testing based on the emergency plan, risk assessment, policies and procedures, and the communication plan for 1 of 1 Emergency Preparedness (EP) plan.

Dependable Healthcare Services LLC

Inspection 2025-08-25

The agency failed to develop and maintain an emergency preparedness training and testing program that is based on the emergency plan, risk assessment, policies and procedures, the communication plan and that is reviewed and updated at least every two (2) years.

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