Inglewood Home Health Care, Inc.

The home health agency failed to ensure a comprehensive assessment OASIS (Outcome and Assessment Information Set, a group of standard data elements designed to enable systematic comparative measurement of home health care patient outcomes at two points in time in adult skilled Medicare and…

The home health agency failed to ensure the comprehensive assessment (the required in-person clinical assessment of the patient's physical, functional, mental, psychosocial, and cognitive status to identify the needs of the patient and caregiver that will be addressed by the home health agency's…

The home health agency failed to ensure plans for discharge were communicated to one of 19 sampled patients, (Patient 27).

The Home Health Agency (HHA) failed to ensure the Condition of Participation regarding Care Planning, Coordination, Quality of Care was met as follows: The HHA failed to ensure the patients Plan of Care (POC) was accurate and complete for one of six sampled patients (Patient 12).

The HHA failed to ensure to review and obtain from the physician, new order of insulin (a chemical messenger that allows cells to absorb glucose, sugar, from the blood) dose.

The HHA failed to ensure the physician was notified promptly on the new identified insulin (hormone that lowers the level of glucose (a type of sugar) in the blood) order and coverage after the scheduled primary physician visit and updated the patient's plan of care (POC).

The Home Health agency (HHA) failed to coordinate with the patient primary physician on the patient's diabetic care and needs for one of six patients (Patient 12).

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 patient for continuing need for home care services for six of 10 sampled patients (Patient 2, Patient 3, Patient 6, Patient 7, Patient 8…

The Home Health Agency (HHA) failed to implement interventions and re assess pain management in accordance with the plan of care for one of 10 sampled patients (Patient 1).

The home health agency failed to ensure the patient's medical records were stored and safeguarded against loss and or unauthorized use.

The Home Health Agency (HHA) failed to assess the patient's continuing need for skilled nursing services for six of 10 sampled patients (Patient 2, Patient 3, Patient 6, Patient 7, Patient 8, and Patient 9).

The home health agency (HHA) failed to update the medication profile (the information about the medication a person is using and has used) to reflect the patient's current medications for two of 10 sampled patients (Patient 1 and Patient 2).

The HHA failed to ensure the plan of care (POC) covered all pertinent diagnoses for one of 10 sampled patients (Patient 2).

The Home Health Agency (HHA) failed to ensure the nursing staff provided instructions or health teaching for one of 10 patients (Patient 9).

The home health agency (HHA) failed to review all the medications and update the medication profile with current medications for one of 7 sample patients (Patients 5).

The Home Health Agency failed to ensure a comprehensive assessment was done for one of 7 sample patients (Patient 1).

The home health agency failed to develop a current plan of care after three of 7 sample patients (Patients 5, 6 and 7) were recertified (re-evaluated) to receive home health services for an additional 60 day period.

The home health agency (HHA) failed to complete and submit nursing notes in a timely manner as indicated in the policy for three of 7 sample patients.

The home health agency (HHA) staff failed to accurately assess two of 7 sample patients (Patients 3 and 7) wounds.