Ariel Home Healthcare

The agency failed to meet the Condition of Participation 484.60 Care planning, Coordination, and Quality of Care as evidenced by: Refer to G572: Based on record reviews and interviews, the agency failed to ensure that each patient received the home health services that were written in an…

The agency failed to ensure that each patient received the home health services that were written in an individualized plan of care that identified patient-specific measurable outcomes and goals, and which was established, periodically reviewed, and signed by a doctor of medicine, osteopathy, or…

The agency failed to ensure that the client received all services as outlined in the plan of care in three (Patient # 3, 4, and 5) of four records reviewed in which the patients received a home visit or telephone interview, in that: the home health agency failed to provide skilled nursing services…

The agency failed to ensure that the patient’s comprehensive assessment/individualized plan of care (POC) had been updated the last five days of every 60 days beginning with the start-of-care date, in that: for three (Patients # 1, 3, and 4) of five active patient records reviewed the agency failed…

The agency failed to ensure that the individualized plan of care (POC) included the required elements in four of four patient records reviewed who received a home visit or telephone interview, in that: for (Patient # 1, 3, 4, and 5) the POC failed to include the frequency and duration of visits to…

The agency failed to ensure that the patient’s medication schedule and administration instructions were written and provided to three (Patient # 1 and 5) of four records reviewed in which the patients received a home visit or telephone interview, in that: Patient’s # 1 and 5 did not receive a…

The administrator failed to ensure that a clinical manager was available during all operating hours, in that for two (DON A and ADON B) two active clinical mangers were not available by phone or in person during the agency’s operating hours.

The agency failed to develop a plan of care (POC) that covered all the required elements.

The registered nurse failed to record patient care orders in the plan of care.