Careage Home Health

The agency failed to conduct an initial assessment within 48 hours of the completed referral for 4 of 17 patients (#504, #505, #509, and #511).

The agency failed to update their Tuberculosis (TB) screening process to be consistent with state regulations, for 12 of 12 personnel files reviewed (Staff #101, #102, #103, #104, #105, #106, #107, #108, #109, #110, #111, and #112).

The agency failed to ensure the patient's right to be free from abuse and exploitation through their failure to include the state hot-line number for reporting abuse, as described in Washington Administrative Code (WAC) 246-335- 535. Failure to provide patients and their families a means to report…

The agency failed to identify and document any potential adverse effects and drug reactions for 9 of 17 sampled record review (Patients #103, #104, #109, #111, #112, #113, #115, #116, and #117).