Meridian Nurses

The agency failed to conduct exercises to test the emergency plan at least annually by doing the following: (i) Participate in a full-scale exercise that is community-based; or (A) When a community-based exercise is not accessible, conduct an annual individual, facility-based functional exercise…

The agency failed to obtain a physician’s order for wound treatment prior to initiating wound care for 1 patient (#7), out of a total sample of 7 patients.

The agency failed to comply with the requirements for COVID-19 vaccination for four contracted staff members.

The agency failed to ensure that an emergency plan was developed which met all applicable Federal, State and local emergency preparedness requirements.

The agency failed to ensure that an emergency plan was developed based on a documented facility-based and community based risk assessment utilizing an all-hazards approach.

The agency failed to ensure that the emergency preparedness plan addressed the patient population, including, but not limited to, persons at-risk; the type of services the agency has the ability to provide in an emergency and continuity of operations, including delegations of authority and…

The agency failed to develop an emergency plan that included a process for cooperation and collaboration with local, regional, tribal, State and Federal emergency preparedness officials' efforts to maintain an integrated response during a disaster or emergency situation, including documentation of…

The agency failed to ensure that policies and procedures were developed for emergency preparedness based on their risk assessment and communication plan.

The agency failed to develop procedures to inform State and local emergency preparedness officials about patients in need of evacuation from their residences at any time due to an emergency situation based on the patient's medical and psychiatric condition and home environment.

The agency failed to ensure that procedures to follow up with on-duty staff and patients to determine services that are needed, in the event that there is an interruption in services during or due to an emergency and to inform State and local officials of any on-duty staff or patients that they are…

The agency failed to ensure that policies were developed to ensure a system of medical documentation that preserves patient information, protects confidentiality of patient information, and secures and maintains availability of records.

The agency failed to ensure that policies were developed to include the use of volunteers in an emergency or other emergency staffing strategies, including the process and role for integration of State and Federally designated health care professionals to address surge needs during an emergency.

The agency failed to ensure that emergency preparedness communication plan that complies with Federal, State and local laws and must be reviewed and updated at least annually.

The agency failed to ensure that a communication plan was developed that included contact information for Federal, State, tribal, regional, and local emergency preparedness staff and other sources of assistance.

The agency failed to ensure that emergency preparedness communication plan included primary and alternate means for communicating with agency staff and Federal, State, tribal, regional, and local emergency management agencies.

The agency failed to develop and maintain an emergency preparedness communication plan that complied with Federal, State and local laws and included a method for sharing information and medical documentation for patients under the agency's care, as necessary, with other health providers to maintain…