Home Kare Inc of Dona Ana

The agency failed to ensure six new staff (Authorization Department (AD)7, AD6, AD8, Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant (COTA)5, Physical Therapist (PT)4, and Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN)3) had received Emergency Preparedness (EP) training at orientation as a new hire.

The Home Health Agency failed to ensure that the Home Health Aide (HHA) reported missed aide visits to the Registered Nurse (RN) and the patient's physician for one of 17 (Patient (P)4) sampled patients.

The Home Health Agency failed to ensure that three of three sampled (Home Health Aides (HHAs 1, HHA2, and HHA3) received at least 12 hours of annual training.

The Home Health Agency (HHA) failed to ensure the patient's medication lists matched the patients' medications in the home for one of four (Patient (P)14) observed patients.

The facility failed to provide complete, comprehensive, and ongoing assessment of the patient needs through a complete assessment conducted by the social worker and providing of appropriate referrals to meet patient's needs for 8 (P #8 - P #15) of 8 patient records reviewed.

The facility failed to update the patient's chart in the timeframe specified by the facility policy on Medical Records and Documentation for 2 (P #2 and P #5) out of 7 patients reviewed for completeness of documentation.