Comcare Home Health, Inc

The Home Health Agency (HHA) failed to follow the written Plan of Care for two of 10 sampled patients (Patient 26 and Patient 27). a.

The Home Health Agency (HHA) failed to ensure all entries in the patient’s clinical record must be appropriately authenticated for two of 10 sampled patients (Patient 26 and Patient 27).

The home health agency (HHA) failed to provide physician ordered services for one of 10 sampled patients (Patient 27).

An organization that delivers skilled nursing and other therapeutics service to a patient at home) failed to meet the Condition of Participation (conditions that healthcare organizations must meet in order to begin and continue participating in Medicare [is federal health insurance for people 65 or…

An organization that delivers skilled nursing and other therapeutics service to a patient at home) failed to ensure the Condition of Participation (CoP-a set of minimum professional standards all home health agencies must meet to participate in Medicare [federal health insurance for anyone age 65…

Agency providing care to home bound patients [patients with difficulty leaving the house]) failed to ensure the Conditions of Participations regarding Skilled professional services were met as follows: 1.The HHA failed to provide services as indicated in the Plan of Care (POC) for one of seventeen…

Agency providing care to a patient in the comfort of their home) failed to ensure the Condition of Participation for Clinical Records was met as follows: The HHA failed to ensure patients' clinical records were completed, signed and dated by the author, and authenticated by authorized staff for 13…

An organization that delivers skilled nursing and other therapeutics service to a patient at home) failed to ensure an ongoing comprehensive assessment (an assessment used to evaluate a patient’s overall health, including identifying the patient's need for home health care) was conducted for one of…

The Home Health Agency (HHA) did not follow the Plan of Care for one of seventeen sampled patients (Patient 1).

The Home Health Agency (HHA) failed to ensure patients' clinical records were completed, signed and dated by the author, and authenticated by authorized staff for 13 of 17 sampled patients (Patient 1, Patient 2, Patient 4, Patient 7, Patient 8, Patient 9, Patient 10, Patient 11, Patient 12, Patient…

The Home Health Agency (HHA) failed to review and document all medication changes and update the medication profile with currently used medications for four of 17 sampled patients (Patient 1, Patient 2, Patient 7, and Patient 8).

The home health agency (HHA) failed to provide ordered services for two of 17 sampled patients (Patient 14, and Patient 15) ordered by the physician.

An organization that delivers skilled nursing and other therapeutics service to a patient at home) failed to ensure a plan of care (a written document outlining the specific services and interventions needed to support a person's health and well-being) was updated, followed and implemented for one…

The Home Health Agency (HHA) did not report promptly to the ordering physician for four of seventeen sampled patients (Patient 1, Patient 4, Patient 14, and Patient 15), the following, a. report Patient 1's oxygen level b. report Patient 4's change of condition, wounds and refusal of care c. report…

The home health agency (HHA) failed to ensure that the Plan of Care was revised and updated to reflect the current health status for two of 17 sampled patients (Patient 7 and Patient 8).

An organization that delivers skilled nursing and other therapeutics service to a patient at home) failed to ensure one of 17 sampled patients (Patient 2) received education and training according to the plan of care.

The Home Health Agency (HHA) failed to provide care and services as indicated in the Plan of Care (POC) for two of seventeen sampled patients (Patient 14 and Patient 15).

The Home Health Agency (HHA) failed to perform Registered Nurse (RN) supervisory visits (evaluation of the care performed by a Licensed Vocational Nurse [LVN]) to LVN providing patient care and services to three of 17 sampled patients, (Patient 2, Patient 4 and Patient 8) as indicated in the…