Happy Home Health Services

The Home Health Agency (HHA) failed to meet the Condition of Participation for Care planning, Coordination and Quality of care as follows: 1. The HHA failed to ensure each patient received services in accordance with the patient's plan of care for one of 17 sampled patients (Patient 11) when…

The Home Health Agency (HHA) failed to meet the Condition of Participation for Skilled Professional Services as follows: (Refer to G710) The home health agency (HHA) failed to verify the physician's order for an antibiotic medication before it was administered intravenously (IV, medication…

The home health agency (HHA) failed to ensure each patient received services in accordance with the patient's plan of care for one of 17 sampled patients (Patient 11) when Registered Nurse 2 (RN 2) administered the wrong and expired medication (Ceftriaxone antibiotic medication that is used to…

The home health agency (HHA) failed to ensure that the Patient Profile (Face Sheet) for two of 17 sampled patients, (Patients 1 and 2) had documented the correct language of the patient.

The home health agency (HHA) failed to ensure two of 17 sampled patients, (Patient 1 and 2) received their Patient Rights and Responsibilities forms written in a language that the patient understands.

The home health agency (HHA) failed to maintain an updated medication profile for four of 17 sampled patients, (Patients 1, 2, 8 and 14).

The home health agency (HHA) failed to ensure the drug was administered only as ordered by the physician for one of 17 sampled patients (Patient 11).

The home health agency (HHA) failed to ensure that one of 17 sampled patients, (Patient 2), was educated on the proper use of its medication.

The home health agency failed to follow the plan of care for one of seventeen sampled patients, Patient 11, when the Registered Nurse (RN) administered the wrong medication (Ceftriaxone antibiotic medication that is used to treat or prevent certain infections caused by bacteria) intravenously, that…

The home health agency (HHA) failed to provide training and education, to one of 17 sampled Patients, Patient 11, in the use of an intravenous (IV) machine pump to deliver IV medications through the PICC line.