Choice Home Health Services

The Home Health Agency (HHA) failed to ensure the Condition of Participation regarding Care Planning, Coordination, Quality of Care was met as follows: The agency staff failed to follow the written plan of care established by the physician that included assessment of vital signs for one of 7…

The Home Health Agency (HHA) failed to meet the Condition of Participation (refer to the requirements that healthcare organizations must meet to participate in federal healthcare programs) for Organization and Administration of Services of Patients as follows: The home health agency (HHA, agency…

The home health agency staff failed to follow the written plan of care (POC) established by the physician that included assessment of vital signs for one of 7 sampled patients (Patient 1).

The home health agency (HHA) staff failed to review all the medications, update the medication profile with currently used medications, and made clarification with the physician regarding discrepancy of the medication administration for two of 7 sampled patients (Patient 1 and Patient 4).

The home health agency failed to ensure physician orders, or the plan of care was followed and implemented for one of seven sampled patients (Patient 1) by failing to: 1. Ensure the Skilled Nurse (SN) visited Patient 1 eight hours a day as per physician’s order and the plan of care.

The home health agency (HHA) staff failed to notify the physician for the change of condition for two of 7 sampled patients (Patient 2 and Patient 4).

The Home Health Agency (HHA) failed to ensure designated attending physician was notified of the missed home visit as ordered and physician's notification was documented for one of 7 sampled patients (Patient 1).

The Home Health Agency (HHA) failed to ensure the interventions and reassessment for pain were implemented in accordance with the agency’s policies and procedure for one of 7 sampled patients (Patient 1).

Rather than in a more traditional healthcare facility setting) failed to maintain to operate on separate premise and not sharing the premise with another entity in the same suite/location to provide services as a Home Health agency.