G0682: Infection Prevention
CMS level: Standard Moderate. On this site, a condition-level citation is labeled Serious, a standard-level citation Moderate, and an element-level citation Minor. What the labels mean · How to choose an agency
Data from CMS inspection reports (Form 2567), 2018-01-02 to 2026-10-15, downloaded 2026-10-20; CMS agency list file dated 2026-05-27. CMS source file. What the labels mean
Where it was cited
- Indiana346
- California223
- Missouri98
- Florida90
- Alabama89
- Illinois77
- North Carolina65
- Pennsylvania64
- Michigan56
- Texas50
- South Carolina48
- New Jersey47
- Louisiana46
- New Mexico46
- Minnesota44
- Nebraska38
- Massachusetts36
- Arkansas32
- Iowa30
- Ohio28
- Virginia27
- Colorado26
- New York26
- West Virginia26
- Nevada25
- Tennessee21
- Montana19
- Wisconsin16
- Wyoming16
- Georgia15
- Kentucky15
- Maryland14
- Delaware13
- Oregon13
- Kansas12
- Puerto Rico12
- Utah12
- Washington12
- Alaska9
- Arizona9
- Oklahoma8
- Idaho7
- Connecticut6
- District of Columbia5
- South Dakota4
- Maine3
- Hawaii2
- Guam1
- New Hampshire1
- Rhode Island1
- Vermont1
Most recent citations
The 20 most recent of 1,930 citations. Newest inspection first.
Clay Home Health Services
The Home Health Agency (HHA) failed to ensure the nurse followed accepted standards of practice for hand hygiene and wound care to prevent infections. 1.On 9/29/26 at approximately 10:30 AM, a home visit was conducted at Pt #2’s residence.
Wellspring Home Health Center, LLC
The agency’s staff failed to follow infection prevention and control guidelines to use the proper hand hygiene technique and to clean contaminated equipment for 1 of 3 home visits (Patient #302).
Larris-Ify Home Care
The agency failed to remove gloves and perform hand hygiene during a bath, disinfect equipment and discard a cloth barrier after care for 2 of 3 home visit observations.
A Better Tomorrow Health and Wellness LLC
No longer in CMS listThe agency failed to follow the use of standard precautions to prevent the transmission of infections and communicable diseases during 1 of 3 home visits.
Adoration Home Health
The agency failed to ensure an infection control policy was implemented appropriately to prevent cross-contamination of equipment used and ensure safety of personnel and patients with proper hand hygiene for 5 of 5 home visits.
Cedar County Public Health Nursing Services
The agency failed to ensure staff provided care in accordance with accepted infection control standards of practice observed during a home visit for 1 of 3 sampled patients with home visits.
Grace Home Health
The agency failed to follow accepted standard precautions to prevent the transmission of infections and communicable diseases by the SN (Skilled Nurse) failing to remove gloves and perform hand hygiene during wound care for 1 (Patient #2) out of 17 sampled patients.
Iowa Home Care, L L C
The agency failed to ensure staff provided care in accordance with accepted infection control standards of practice observed during a home visit for 2 of 4 sampled patients (Patients #1 and #3) with home visits.
United Home Care of Northern California
The Home Health Agency (HHA) failed to ensure practices were in place to prevent the transmission of infection for two of seven sampled home visit patients (Pt) 3 and 4 when staff members did not provided hand hygiene after removing gloves.
Kaiser Foundation Hospital Home Health - Novato
The home health agency failed to ensure infection prevention and control practices, including hand hygiene and appropriate glove use, were implemented in accordance with the agency's infection control policy, for one of seven sampled patients (Patient 7) observed receiving home health care.
Stonerise Home Health
The facility failed to follow accepted standards of practice to prevent infection in one (1) of one (1) patient, (#9), observed during a peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC) line dressing change.
Stat Home Health - Cenark, LLC
The agency failed to ensure Infection Control and Prevention practices were followed for 3 (#1, #2, and #4) of 7 (#1-#7) home visit observations conducted which included wound care and Peripherally Inserted Central Catheter (PICC) line dressing change.
Prime Home Care
The 2 of 3 staff (Staff D and Staff E) observed during the provision of cares to 2 of 3 patients (Patient 5 and Patient 2 respectively) failed to perform proper hand hygiene, bag technique, reusable equipment care, and/or glove use according to the agency's policies and procedures and the agency…
Desert Home Health Services, Inc
The facility failed to follow the standards of practice for infection control to prevent cross-contamination when the Certified Home Health Aide (CHHA) did not utilize a clean protective barrier prior to putting her personal belongings on top of Patient 9’s bedroom dresser.
Scroggins Nursing and Home Services
No longer in CMS listThe agency failed to follow accepted standards of practice to prevent the transmission of infections during 2 of 2 home visits.
A Journey With Faith LLC
No longer in CMS listThe agency failed to ensure they followed infection control practices for keeping clean and dirty sides and hand hygiene for 1 of 1 HHA (HHA 1) observed providing care for patients.
Home Health Professionals Inc
The agency failed to ensure infection control practices were followed as evidenced by the nurses did not change gloves and sanitize hands during a wound dressing change for two (#2 and #3) of three (#1, #2, #3) dressing changes observed.
Assistedcare Home Health Inc
The registered nurse (RN) failed to perform hand hygiene after removing soiled gloves, failed to remove soiled gloves and perform hand hygiene after handling contaminated objects, failed to remove contaminated gloves and perform hand hygiene before handling clean supplies, failed to remove gloves…
Maxim Healthcare Services, Inc
The facility failed to perform hand hygiene and don appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE’s) during assessment and dressing change for 1 of 4 (Patient #4) sampled patients with surgical incisions and Gastrotomy Tube (GT).
Pathfinder Home Health
The agency failed to follow accepted standards of practice to prevent the transmission of infections for 1 of 3 patients observed during a home visit.