Alleviation Healthcare Services, Inc

The Home Health Agency (HHA) failed to ensure the Condition of Participation regarding Care Planning, Coordination, Quality of Care was met as follows: 1. The Home Health Agency (HHA) failed to ensure an individualized written Plan of Care (POC) was implemented for six of 17 sampled patients…

The Home Health Agency (HHA) failed to ensure an individualized written Plan of Care (POC) was implemented for six of 17 sampled patients (Patient 5, Patient 7, Patient 8, Patient 9, Patient 11 and Patient 13).

The Home Health Agency (HHA) failed to review and document all the current medications the patients are taking for four of 17 sampled patients (Patient 1, Patient 2, Patient 6, and Patient 7).

The HHA staff failed to ensure the patients plan of care (POC) included pertinent clinical information and addressed these identified needs in the current plan of care for two of 17 sampled patients (Patient 3 and Patient 7).

The Home Health Agency (HHA) staff failed to notify the physician of the patient's change of condition for one of 17 sample patients (Patient 9).

The Home Health Agency (HHA) failed to ensure two of 17 sampled patients (Patient 7 and Patient 9) received education and training regarding care and services identified in the plan of care.

The Home Health Agency (HHA) staff failed to ensure the clinical record contained completed clinical notes one of 17 sampled patients (Patient 9).