Access Home Care - Salt Lake City

The home health agency (HHA) failed to implement, maintain and document an emergency preparedness (EP) program.

The home health agency (HHA) failed to maintain a home health-wide, data-driven quality assurance and performance improvement (QAPI) program.

The home health agency (HHA) failed to fully implement, maintain, and document and infection control (IC) program.

The home health agency (HHA) failed to provide necessary oversight and supervision of the HHA.

The home health agency (HHA) failed to ensure that patient clinical records contained pertinent past and current findings in accordance with accepted professional standards.

The agency did not have a Plan of Care (POC) signed by the physician for 8 of 8 medical records reviewed.

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The home health agency's (HHA) governing body (GB) did not assume responsibility for the overall operation of the agency.

The home health agency did not maintain clinical records which contained pertinent past and current findings in accordance with accepted professional standards.

The home health agency (HHA) did not provide patients with the required information.

The home health agency (HHA) did not advise 8 of 8 sampled patients of the State toll free home health telephone hot line, its contact information, hours of operation, and that its purpose is to receive complaints or questions about local HHAs.

The Home health agency (HHA) did not ensure that the HHA delineated the complaints between home health and hospice.

The home health agency did not ensure that care plans included all of the required elements for 8 of 8 sampled patients.

The home health agency did not develop and implement a vaccine policy that addressed vaccination screening for safety and assessing contraindications prior to the administration of the vaccine and the management of adverse reactions.

The home health agency (HHA) did not provide patients with the required information.