Bayada Home Health Care, Inc.

The agency failed to ensure the contact information for the state survey agency (Pennsylvania Department of Health/Division of Home Health) had been included in the emergency management plan (EPP).

The agency failed to ensure documentation of discharge planning was completed in accordance with agency policy procedure for two (2) of two (2) clients (patients) who were discharged from services.

The agency failed to submit a report of five (5) of eight (8) reports of Health Department Reportable Diseases to the PA DOH Event Reporting System (ERS) website which were received after 06/01/2023. Findings included: On October 17, 2024 at approximately 5:00 PM, review of agency policy 0-933…

The agency failed to ensure corrected OASIS assessment data was transmitted to the iQIES (Information Quality Improvement and Evaluation System) database for two (2) of two (2) adult clients (patients) for whom OASIS assessment data was rejected after transmission to the iQIES database.

The agency failed to submit two (2) of three (3) reports for non-COVID-19 related Health Department Reportable Diseases to the PA DOH Event Reporting System (ERS) website.

The governing body failed to ensure the job title occupied a 1/2-inch-tall strip as close to the bottom edge of the photo ID badge as practicable for three (3) of three (3) clinical managers/registered nurses as required under the Pennsylvania Health Care Facilities Act 35 P.S., Section 448.809b.

The agency failed to ensure admission or discharge procedures were coordinated with the attending physician for four (4) of seven (7) clients (patients).

The agency failed ensure agency forms were incorporated into the clinical record as required per agency policy/procedure for two (2) of seven (7) clients (patients).

The agency failed to submit a report to the Pennsylvania Department of Health Event Reporting System for two (2) of six (6) allegations of client (patient) abuse.