Best Care Home Health Agency

The Home Health Agency (HHA) failed to assess for pain, when completing the comprehensive assessment, for two of seven sampled patients (Patients 6 and 7).

The Home Health Agency (HHA) failed to ensure one of seven sampled patients (Patient 1) clinical record was reviewed and up to date.

The Home Health Agency (HHA) failed to follow accepted standard precautions to prevent transmission of infection for one of seven sampled patients (Patient 5).

The Home Health Agency (HHA) failed to maintain a current medication profile and check the medication expiration dates for two of seven patients (Patient 1 and 5).

Failed to ensure that three of five employee files were complete to show that qualified personnel were hired as per their policy and procedure.

The Home Health Agency (HHA) failed to ensure discharge summaries were completed for two of two sampled patients (Patients 3 and 4).

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The home health agency failed to accurately assess one of seven sampled patients (Patient 5).

The home health agency failed to ensure the skilled nursing staff update the medication profile to accurately reflect the patients current medications for 1 of 7 sample patients ( Patient 2).

The skilled nurse failed to update the comprehensive assessment upon discharge for one of seven sampled patients (Patient 6).