Ace Home Care Network, Inc

The agency failed to ensure the comprehensive assessment included an accurate review of all medications to determine potential adverse effects or duplicate drug therapy in 3 of 3 (P-1, 2, 3) records reviewed, resulting in the potential for harmful medication effects for all patients serviced by…

The agency failed to ensure the plan of care included objectively measurable goals specific to the individualized needs of the patient in 1 of 1 (P-1) records with Skilled Nursing services, from a total of 3 sampled records reviewed, resulting in the potential for poor patient outcomes and unmet…

The agency failed to ensure the Plan of Care included objectively measurable and individualized goals in 8 of 8 records reviewed (MR#s 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 10) with skilled nursing ordered out of a total of 10 records reviewed, resulting in a potential for failure to measure progress toward…

The agency failed to inform the patient in advance of the disciplines that will furnish care in 3 of 10 records reviewed (MR# 1, 7, and 8) from a total sample of 10 records reviewed, resulting in the patient not having knowledge of the plan for treatment.

The agency failed to ensure the professional staff provided ongoing objective measurements of the patient's heart failure including weights in 1 of 2 records (MR# 6) in which the patient had congestive heart failure, out of a total of 10 records reviewed, which resulted in the potential for…

The agency failed to develop an individualized written plan of care for 2 of 4 records reviewed (MR#3 and MR#4), resulting in no plan to specify the care and services necessary to meet the needs of the patients as identified in the comprehensive assessments.

The agency failed to ensure the Registered Nurse conducted the initial assessment visit to determine the immediate care and support needs of the patent, including homebound status and eligibility for the Medicare home health benefit for 1 of 4 (MR#3) records reviewed, resulting in no initial…

The agency failed to ensure the clinical record was complete and included a comprehensive assessment, plans of care, and clinical notes for 2 of 4 (MR#3 and MR#4) records reviewed, resulting in the physician not having a clear and concise clinical picture of the patient's health status and progress…

The agency failed to ensure the physical therapist (PT) provided care as ordered by the physician in the plan of care for 1 of 9 records reviewed (MR#1) in which care was provided by a physical therapist, from a total sample of 10 records reviewed, resulting in a poor outcome for the patient.

The agency failed to ensure the RN (registered nurse) prepared written patient care instructions alerting the home health aide (HHa) to the safety precautions that were applicable to each patient, for 2 of 5 records reviewed (MR# 7, 10) in which HHa services were provided, from a total sample of 10…

The agency failed to ensure that Medical Social Work (MSW) services were provided in accordance with the physician's orders and the plan of care in 1 of 3 records reviewed (MR#6) in which MSW services were ordered, from a total sample of 10 records reviewed, resulting in the potential for unmet…

The agency failed to ensure adequately timed on-site supervisory visit to the patient's home to supervise the services that were provided by the home health aide for 1 of 5 records reviewed (MR# 5) in which aide services had been documented for a period of time greater than 2 weeks, from a total…