Ocean Side Home Health Services, Inc

The home health agency (HHA) failed to accurately complete the comprehensive assessment for one of 13 patients (Patient 2).

The home health agency (HHA) failed to complete the plan of care after an initial evaluation was conducted for one of thirteen patients (Patient 8).

The home health agency (HHA) failed to maintain an accurate, current medication profile for two of thirteen patients (Patients 1 and 8).

The skilled nurses failed to obtain a physician's order for wound care treatment to the left foot dry peeling skin for one out of 13 patients (Patient 1).

The home health agency failed to notify the physician for the patient's low blood sugar level result for one of thirteen patients (Patient 19).

The home health agency (HHA) failed to follow the plan of care (POC) for three of thirteen patients (Patients 1, 9 & 10).

The Home Health Agency (HHA) failed to assess and to determine continued eligibility for Medicare home health benefit for two out of nine sampled patients (Patients 5 and 8) receiving Physical Therapy services.

The Home Health Agency (HHA) failed to assess the patient's continuing need for home care for 5 of 9 sampled patients.

The home health agency (HHA) staff failed to review all the medications and update the medication profile with currently used medications for one of seven sample patients (Patient 7).

The home health agency (HHA) nursing staff failed to provide instruction regarding the need of crushing and administering each medication, separately through a gastrostomy tube (GT) for one of 9 sample patients (Patient 3).