Omni Home Health Care, Inc

The agency failed to provide annual infection control education to 1 of 1 (Staff-C) contracted staff personnel files reviewed, resulting in a lack of education regarding current infection prevention and treatment practices in the home setting.

The Agency failed to ensure the competency evaluation accurately reflected the aides ability to furnish Home Health Aide services on its behalf, by ensuring the subject areas specified under paragraphs (b)(3)(i), (iii), (ix), (x), and (xi) of this section were evaluated by a Registered Nurse who…

The agency failed to ensure patients received written notice in advance of the agency terminating care for 2 of 2 (P-4, P-6) discharge records reviewed, resulting in the inability of this Medicare beneficiary to exercise his/her right to dispute the termination of home care services.

The agency failed to include baseline information on the Comprehensive Assessment to use to determine if the patient's health status is improving or worsening during the course of care in 2 of 7 (P-1, P-6) records reviewed.

The agency failed to ensure the comprehensive assessment included a review of all medications to determine significant drug interactions and failed to ensure the physician was notified of potential drug interactions in 1 of 7 (P-3) records reviewed, resulting in the potential for harmful medication…

The agency failed to ensure the plan of care accurately reflected the individualized needs of the patient, and failed to ensure the goals on the Plan of Care were objectively measurable to determine the patient's progress towards obtaining the goals in 4 (P-1, P-2, P-3, P-6) of 7 records reviewed…

The agency failed to ensure the skilled disciplines performed baseline and ongoing assessments of the patient health status for 2 (P-6, P-7) patients who required ongoing monitoring of weights and edema, from a total for 7 sampled records, resulting in the potential for unidentified health…

The agency failed to provide services as ordered in the plan of care for 1 of 7 records reviewed (P-1) resulting in the patient not receiving a complete assessment of services as ordered by the physician.

The agency failed to ensure an onsite supervisory visit was conducted at least every 14 days for 1 of 1 (P- 4) records reviewed with aide services, resulting in a lack of supervision and oversight of aide services for this patient.

The agency failed to ensure the discharge summary was complete and detailed the course of care provided and the health status of the patient at the time of discharge for 1 (P-6) of 2 discharged records, from a total of 7 sampled records, resulting in the Physician not having a clear clinical…

The agency failed to conduct a patient-specific, comprehensive assessment that accurately reflected the patient's current health status, past medical history, history of events leading to home care, baseline data for future assessments, and ascertained the patient's immediate care needs in 7 of 7…

The agency failed to ensure the comprehensive assessment included a review of all medications to determine any adverse effects; failed to document the findings of the drug regime review as required, and failed to ensure the physician was notified of potential severe drug interactions and…

The agency failed to ensure the skilled nursing goals on the plan of care were patient specific and measurable in 5 of 5 records reviewed (MR# 2, 4, 5, 6, and 7) out of a total sample of 7 records, resulting in the potential for unidentified goals, unmet patient goals and negative patient outcomes.

The physical therapist (PT) failed to adequately assess and monitor the needs of the patient in 1 of 2 records reviewed for therapy only cases (MR#1) from a total sample of 7 records reviewed, resulting in the potential for unidentified care needs.