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The agency failed to ensure a discharge or transfer summary was sent to the receiving agency for 1 of 2 (MR#8) patients in which care was transferred to another agency, resulting in the potential for unsafe and ineffective transition of care for this patient.

The agency failed to ensure the written instructions for the Home Health Aide included safety precautions in 3 of 5 records reviewed in which Aide services were provided (MR #9, #16 and #17) out of a total sample of 17 records reviewed, resulting in the potential for patient injury during the…

The agency failed to ensure the initial assessment visit was conducted within 48 hours of referral. within 48 hours of facility discharge or on the specific ordered date in 4 of 17 records reviewed (MR #11, 12, 14, and 17) out of a total sample of 17 records reviewed, resulting in the potential for…

The agency failed to ensure a registered nurse conducted a review of the patient's medications for any potential adverse effects such as: side effects, drug interactions, and duplicate drug therapy for 3 of 5 (MR# 3, 6, 7, 11 and 12) records reviewed with therapy only services.

The agency failed to ensure the comprehensive assessment was updated at the time of discharge from the agency for 1 of 5 (MR#8) discharge records reviewed, resulting in a lack of information regarding the patient's health status and progress towards goals.

The agency failed to ensure a discharge summary was sent to the primary care practitioner within 5 business days of discharge for 1 of 5 (MR#3) discharge records reviewed, resulting in the potential for unmet patient care needs for all patients transferred or discharged from the agency in the past…

The agency failed to develop a method of screening all 55 staff employed by this agency and those who were granted clinical privileges, for the identification and prevention of COVID-19, resulting in the potential development and spread of a contagious viral infection between agency staff and the…

The Agency failed to provide documented evidence that Covid-19 infection control education was provided to all 55 staff employed by the agency staff, who were granted clinical privileges, resulting in the potential for the development and spread of the Covid-19 infection to staff and all 158…

The Home Health Agency failed to ensure all physicians' orders were included in the patient's plan of care for 2 of 9 records reviewed (M.R. #13 and 14), resulting in unmet care needs.

The agency failed to ensure that skilled services were administered in accordance with the physician's orders and the plan of care (POC) in nine (MR's #1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 13, 15, 16 and 17) of nine sampled patients reviewed for skilled services, resulting in the potential for decline in physical…

The Agency (HHA) failed to ensure the discharge summary was complete, provided the patient's current health status at the time of discharge, progress toward goals in 3 (MR #4, 6, and 8) of 5 closed/discharged records, from a total of 17 records reviewed, resulting in the potential for unidentified…