Bayada Home Health Care, Inc.

The agency failed to ensure the timely submission of OASIS assessments to the CMS system.

Physician orders were not followed for 2 out of 16 patients reviewed.

The staff failed to follow physician's orders for 5 out of 17 records reviewed.

Adequate infection control prevention was not implemented during the provision of patient care by the agency staff for 2 out of 7 patients observed.

The agency's staff did not provide 1 out of 1 newly admitted patient with the required patient rights information.

The staff failed to educate the patient and/or the patient's caregivers on the patient's nutritional needs for 2 out of 17 records reviewed.

The clinical staff failed to obtain a physician's order for wound care prior to performing wound care for 1 out of 7 patient observations.