Livinrite Home Health Services

The Home Health Agency (HHA) failed to complete an initial assessment to determine the patients immediate care needs within 48 hours of the referral date, the inpatient discharge date, or the practitioner ordered start of care (SOC) date for two of 17 patients (Patient (P) 12, and P17).

The Home Health Agency (HHA) failed to provide a written schedule of visit frequency consistent with the current plan of care (POC) for six of six patients (Patient (P) 11, P12, P13, P14, P15, P17) reviewed during home visit observations.

The Home Health Agency (HHA) failed to provide the patient or caregiver with written medication list written in plain language that does not contain medical abbreviations for five of six patients (Patient (P) 11, P12, P14, P15, and P17) reviewed during home visit observations.

Agency staff failed to follow infection control guidelines for one (1) of seven (7) patients that were observed on home visits during the survey process (clinical record #17).

Agency staff failed to follow infection control guidelines when performing wound care for one (1) of seven (7) patients that were observed on home visits during the survey process (patient #11).