Eagle Home Health

The Home Health Agency (HHA) failed to meet the Condition of Participation for Comprehensive Assessment of Patients as follows: 1. The HHA failed to assess the continuing need for home care services for five of 7 sampled patients (Patient 1, Patient 2, Patient 3, Patient 5 and Patient 6).

The Home Health Agency (HHA) failed to meet the Condition of Participation for Care planning, coordination, quality of care as follows: 1. The Registered Nurse 1 (RN 1) failed to notify the physician regarding the elevated blood sugar levels for one of 7 sampled patients (Patient 1).

The Home Health Agency (HHA) failed to provide a written advance directive (a written statement of a person's wishes regarding medical treatment, often including a living will, made to ensure those wishes are carried out should the person be unable to communicate them to a doctor) notice in a…

The Home Health Agency (HHA) failed to assess the continuing need for home care services for five of 7 sampled patients (Patients 1, 2, 3, 5, and 6).

The Home Health Agency (HHA) failed to review and document all medication changes and update the medication profile with currently used medications for one of 7 sampled patients (Patient 6).

The Registered Nurse 1 (RN 1) failed to notify the physician regarding the elevated blood sugar (BS) levels for one of 7 sampled patients (Patient 1), who was diabetic (with abnormal blood sugar levels) and receiving insulin medication (medicine for diabetes).

The Home Health Agency (HHA) failed to ensure diabetic management education was provided to Family Member 1 (FM 1) for one of 7 sample patients (Patient 1).