Coastal Nursecare of Florida Inc

The agency failed to provide or document emergency preparedness training of agency staff at least every 2 years.

The agency failed to conduct exercises to test their emergency plan or to document activation of their emergency plan in response to an actual emergency at least annually.

The home health agency failed to provide services that were ordered by the physician and on the plan of care for 1 of 3 sampled skilled patients.

The agency failed to ensure conformance with written physician orders related to the Plan of Care for 1 of 7 sampled patients, #3. The findings include: During the home visit on 7/26/2022 between approximately 9:35 AM and 10:05 AM, the surveyor observed the Staff member C, a Registered Nurse (RN)…

The home health agency failed to ensure the duration of visits was documented in the patient's record 1 of 7 sampled patients (#1).

The home health agency failed to ensure the home health aide (HHA) provided services within their scope of practice by failing to ensure the HHA did not administer medications for 1 of 3 home visits conducted (#2).

The home health agency failed to ensure the home health agency staff followed accepted standards of practice and facility policies to prevent transmission of infection and communicable diseases for 1 of 3 sampled patients, (#4).

The home health agency failed to ensure the home health aide provided services within their scope of practice by providing medication administration for 1 of 8 sampled patients (#4).