Audubon Home Health of Hammond

The agency failed to develop and maintain an Emergency Preparedness (EP) Plan at least every 2 years which included a facility-based and community-based risk assessment.

The agency failed to ensure each OASIS (Outcome and Assessment Information Set) was successfully transmitted to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) system within 30 days of completion.

The agency failed to have the Plan of Care (PoC) reviewed and revised by the physician every 60 days, beginning with the SOC (Start of Care) date for 2 (#7 and #16) of 17 (#1-#17) sampled patients reviewed.

The agency failed to ensure a Home Health Aide Supervisory Visit was conducted every fourteen days for 1 (#5) patient with Home Health Aide Services, out of a total sample of 17 patients reviewed.

The agency failed to follow the Discharge Criteria and Process policy for 1 (#10) of 4 (#8, #9, #10 and #11) patients discharged from the agency.

The agency failed to communicate with the physician for 1(#7) of 11(#1-#11) patients reviewed.

The Home Health agency failed to ensure written patient care instructions for home health aides were prepared by a registered nurse for 1 (#5) of 2 (#5, #9) sampled patients receiving home health aide services out of a total sample of 10 patients reviewed.