Brightenlife Home Health

The home health agency (HHA) failed to provide care planning, coordination of services, and quality of care as required.

The home health agency (HHA) failed to provide necessary oversight and supervision of the HHA.

The home health agency (HHA) did not ensure individual emergency plans (IEPs) were developed for the HHAs patients during a natural or man-made disaster or emergency.

The agency did not maintain an emergency preparedness (EP) training and testing program that was based on the emergency plan, risk assessment, and policies and procedures.

The agency did not ensure each patient received home health services that were written in an individualized plan of care (POC) that identified interventions and patient-specific measurable outcomes and goals; and, was established, periodically reviewed, and signed by a physician, for 7 of 7 sampled…

The agency did not ensure infection control education was provided to agency employees.

The home health agency (HHA) did not ensure the governing body assumed full legal authority and responsibility for the agency's overall management and operation.