Danny's Home Health Care, Inc

The home health agency's skilled nurse (SN) failed to ensure the comprehensive assessment accurately reflected the patient had an existing left foot open wound which required treatment for one of 8 sample patients (Patient 5).

The home health agency (HHA) failed to have appropriate staff participate in the Quality Assurance Performance Improvement (QAPI).

The home health agency (HHA) failed to ensure an additional registered nurse (RN) designee was available to provide oversight of all patient care services and personnel in absence of the Director of Patient Care Services (DPCS) for eight of 8 sample patients (Patient's 1-8) in a current active…

The home health agency (HHA) staff failed to review all the medications and clarify any discrepancy of the medication administration for two of 8 sample patients (Patient 1 and 7).

The skilled nurse (SN) failed to ensure a verbal order for left foot wound care was recorded in the plan of care for two of 8 sample patients (Patient 3 and 5).

The home health agency's Skilled Nurse (SN) failed to ensure the new caregiver received ongoing education regarding medication management as identified in the plan of care for one of 8 sample patients (Patient 7).

The home health agency (HHA) failed to follow the plan of care for two of eight patients (2 & 4).

The home health agency (HHA) failed to maintain health records for two active license vocational nurses (LVN) upon hire.