Advantage Home Health Services, LLC

The agency did not administer treatments in accordance with the plan of care for two (2) of fifteen (15) CRs reviewed.

The agency did not follow accepted clinical practice to maintain patient safety and prevent infections related to expired and outdated medical supplies for one (1) of one (1) observation.

The agency failed to ensure the Plan of Care (POC) contained all disciplines ordered on the referral for two (2) of fourteen (14) CR reviewed.

The agency failed to ensure verbal orders were signed and dated by ordering physician within 7 days for five (5) of fourteen (14) CR's reviewed.

The agency failed to ensure the plan included policies and procedures for the use of volunteers and other staffing strategies.

The agency failed to ensure staff followed accepted standard of practice during patient (CR) care for two (2) of two (2) HV with wound care (HV3, HV5).

Agency staff failed to ensure the plan of care included a complete accurate, ongoing medication profile, failed to contain documentation of patient allergies, and the medication profile failed to contain reason for use for as needed medications, and failed to contain medication time, frequency, and…

The agency failed to ensure the plan of care (POC) accurately identified all pertinent elements for nine (9) of thirteen (13) CR reviewed (CR1-CR6, CR8, CR9, CR11).

The agency failed to ensure staff prepared and completed clinical notes in accordance with agency policy for seven (7) of thirteen (13) CR reviewed (CR1, CR2, CR4- CR6, CR7, CR9).

The agency failed to ensure staff communicated with physicians for changes in the plan of care (POC) for one (1) of thirteen (13) CR reviewed (CR9).