Ancora Home Health & Hospice

The agency failed to ensure the plans of care were signed by the primary physician or nurse practitioner for 3 (# 5, #11, #13) of 17 records reviewed.

The agency failed to ensure the plans of care were signed by the primary physician for 1 of 12 active records reviewed (# 10).

The agency failed to ensure notification was made to CMS and the state agency regarding location change of the agency and change in the administrator.

The agency failed to ensure 5 patients (#s 3; 4; 7; 9; and 10) out of 10 sampled, were seen within 48 hours of referral.

The agency failed to provide services as outlined in patients individualized plan of care (POC) for 3 patients (#'s 1, 2, and 9).

The agency failed to ensure infection control practices were performed in the areas of: urinary catheter care, hand hygiene with cares and nursing bag technique.

The agency failed to conduct an infection control program that included the surveillance, identification, prevention, control, and investigation of infectious and communicable diseases that were an integral part of the home health agency's quality assessment and performance improvement (QAPI)…

The agency failed to ensure 1 patient (#8), out of 10 sampled patients, medications were reviewed.