Misbah Home Health Care LLC

The home health agency failed to ensure the HHA followed the aide care plan for 1 of 1 patient receiving HHA services (Patient #3).

The home health agency failed to establish a POC at the time of SOC with the patient’s physician for 1 of 6 active records reviewed with SOC in the past four months (Patient #6).

The home health agency failed to ensure staff followed infection control policies, procedures, and standards of care related to hand hygiene and equipment disinfection for 3 of 3 RN home visit observations (CM and RN 2).

The home health agency failed to ensure the HHA performed the required competency skills evaluation tasks with a patient or pseudo patient (person acting as a patient) for 1 of 1 HHA file reviewed (HHA 1).

The home health agency failed to ensure the comprehensive assessment included an accurate review of all patient medications for 5 of 9 active patient records reviewed (Patient #1, 3, 4, 6, 7) and 1 of 3 discharged patient records reviewed (Patient #12) and failed to ensure the drug interactions…

The home health agency failed to ensure the POC included accurate information regarding safety precautions, medical equipment, and SN intervention frequencies for 3 of 9 active records reviewed (Patient #2, 3, and 6).

The agency failed to provide services as ordered by a physician for 2 of 7 active records reviewed with SN services only (Patient #6 and 9).

The home health agency failed to ensure the recertification POC was reviewed with the physician or attending practitioner no less frequently than once every 60 days, for 1 of 2 active records reviewed with SOC in the past four months (Patient #7).

The home health agency failed to collaborate with the Patient regarding discharge for 1 of 1 discharge record reviewed without documented reason for discharge (Patient #10).

The home health agency failed to provide the frequency of visits to be furnished for 2 of 2 home visit observations with the CM (Patients #1 and 3).

The skilled nurse failed to conduct a complete physical assessment for 2 of 2 home visit observations conducted with the CM (Patient #1 and 2).

The home health agency failed to maintain the required HHA competency skills evaluation documentation for 1 of 1 HHA file reviewed (HHA 1).

The home health agency failed to ensure HHA visit documentation was accurate for 1 of 1 HHA (HHA 1).

The home health agency failed to ensure the clinical record included all orders and assessments for 2 of 9 active patient records reviewed (Patient #3 and 5).

The home health agency failed to submit the discharge summary to the physician within 5 days of discharge for 2 of 3 discharged records reviewed (Patient #10 and 12).