Mission Home Health of Salt Lake City

The agency failed to provide care planning, coordination of services, and quality of care as required.

Agency staff did not follow accepted standards of practice, including the use of standard precautions, to prevent the transmission of infections while providing care for 1 of 3 patients during home visits that were observed by a surveyor.

The agency could not provide evidence that the required in-service training of at least 12 hours during each 12-month period for 5 of 5 sampled home health aides had occurred.

The comprehensive assessment was not completed within 5 days from the start of care date for 2 of 7 sample patients.

The agency did not ensure that all patient medications had been reviewed as part of the comprehensive assessment and updated on the patients' medication profile for 1 of 7 sampled patients.

The agency did not ensure all patient care orders, including verbal orders, were recorded on the plan of care (POC).

The agency did not provide services only as ordered by a physician.