Lincoln Home Health Care, Inc

The Agency failed to review and update its Emergency Plan and policies biennially.

The Agency failed to ensure that full -scale facility or community-based exercises were conducted as required, to ensure the effectiveness of the Agency's Emergency Preparedness Plan.

In 378 of 940 reports submitted for the last 12 months, the Agency failed to submit the report within 30 days after the assessment was completed resulting in a warning.

7) the Agency failed to ensure the POC was followed.

The Agency failed to ensure that medical record forms were accurate and complete.

The Agency failed to ensure Pts. were informed in writing of the disciplines to provide care/service, and/or the frequency of visits provided by each discipline.

The Agency failed to ensure an RN performed the initial assessment within 48 hours of the Physician referral for home health care services.

The PsOC did not include all the requirements.

The Agency failed to provide the name and contact information of the Agency Supervisor to the patient and / or representative on admission.

For 4 of 4 (Pt. #1, 4, 5 and 6) clinical records reviewed, wherein the Pt. received HHA services, the Agency failed to ensure the Home HHA followed the plan directed on the Aide Care Plan.

The Agency failed to ensure that medications were administered in accordance with accepted clinical standards of practice.

The Agency failed to ensure HHA( Home Health Aide) received 12 hours of In-service training last year.

The Agency failed to provide services as ordered by the physician in the plan of care.

The Agency failed to ensure that clinical records were complete.