Homecare Advantage Chc

The home care agency failed to ensure social work services are available to patients.

The agency failed to ensure that all patient care orders, including verbal orders, are recorded in the plan of care for 1 of 1 patient reviewed requiring wound care, Patient ID #1. Findings are as follows: Record review for Patient ID #1 revealed s/he was admitted to the agency with a start of care…

The agency failed to ensure that treatments are administered as ordered by the physician for 1 of 1 patient who had a verbal order for wound care which was not transcribed to the patients plan of care resulting in a failure to provide treatments as ordered.

The Home Health Agency (HHA) failed to provide treatments only as ordered by a physician or practitioner, for 2 of 10 patients reviewed for physician orders, ID"s #2 and #6. Findings are as follows: 1. Record review revealed that Patient ID #2 was admitted to the agency on 5/27/2021, for skilled…

The agency has failed to utilize quality indicator data, including measures derived from OASIS, where applicable, and other relevant data, in the design of its program.

The HHA has failed to demonstrate and establish an effective interchange, and documented communication relative to the coordination of care of 1 of 10 sample patients (ID #10).

The agency failed to ensure that home health aide services are supervised every 2 weeks for patients receiving skilled care for 1 of 4 patients receiving home health services (ID #2).

The HHA failed to ensure compliance with accepted professional standards relative to wound measurements for 6 of 7 sample patients reviewed for wound care ID#s 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, & 10).