Bayada Home Health Care, Inc.

The facility failed to ensure acceptable infection prevention standards of practice were implemented by; 1. Not following proper bag technique according to facility policy, in two of five home visits (Patient (P) 2 and P5), and 2. Not adhering to appropriate equipment disinfection protocols…

The facility failed to ensure that all patients with Medicare coverage received a “Notice of Medicare Non-Coverage (NOMNC),” in six of six discharged Medicare patients (Patients (P) 13, P14, P15, P16, P17, and P18).

The facility failed to ensure that staff communicate with the physician when a missed visit occurs, in three of eight active medical records reviewed (Patient (P) 6, P9, and P12).

The facility failed to ensure that documentation in the medical record is accurate according to the facility policy.

The facility failed to ensure that written discharge instructions are provided to the patient and available in the medical record.