Maxim Healthcare Services, Inc

The home health agency (HHA) failed to ensure all services were provided as outlined in the plan of care (POC-a personalized document created by a Registered Nurse (RN) and signed by a doctor or provider addressing health needs, services, and daily goal) for one of three sampled patients (Patient…

The home health agency (HHA) failed to ensure the coordination of care was implemented for one of three sampled patients (Patient (Pt) 1), when the communication between the HHA and Pt 1 was not documented for cancelled shifts on 5/25/26. This failure placed Patient 1 and Family Members (FM) at…

The agency failed to follow standard precautions to prevent the transmission of infection diseases for one of three sampled patients with a home visit (Patient 3) when Registered Nurse (RN) 3 did not remove soiled gloves and reused them repeatedly by using hand sanitizer.

The agency failed to develop and implement policy and procedures (P&P) for three of three sampled staff (Licensed Vocational Nurse [LVN] 4, Registered Nurse [RN] 5 and LVN 5) when SARS-CoV-2 (Covid-19, a contagious serious respiratory infection transmitted from person to person) vaccination…

The agency failed to provide the services as ordered by the physician for one of seven sampled patients (Patient 4) when Registered Nurse (RN) 4 did not check Patient 4’s full set of vital signs (group of the four most crucial medical signs that indicate the status of the body’s vital functions)…