Horizon Home Care, Inc

The home health agency(HHA) failed to ensure that the emergency preparedness (EP, the steps taken to make sure patients and staffs are safe before, during and after an emergency or natural disaster) drill for field staff were completed in an annual basis.

The agency's staff failed to ensure patients clinical records included all information that are filed, completed, and maintained for each accuracy of information for 4 of 7 patients (Patients 4, 5, 7, and 7).

The Home health agency failed to follow their policy to conduct a comprehensive assessment for 1 of 7 sampled patients (Patient 2) within 48 hours from physician's referral date.

The home health agency (HHA) failed to maintain an updated medication profile for 3 out of 7 sampled patients Patients 1, 2 and 3).

The Homehealth agency (HHA) failed to have physician's orders for wound care for one of 7 sampled patient.

The Home health agency (HHA) failed to coordinate care to meet the patient's needs 1 out of 7 sampled patient living in an assisted living facility (Patient 2).

The home health agency (HHA) failed to maintain current documentation of competency evaluations which included a complete description of the competency evaluation program, and confirmed that competency was determined by direct observation and the results of those observations which demonstrates…

The home health agency staff failed to review all the medications and update the medication profile with currently used medications for one of eight sampled patients (Patient 6).