Pathways Healthcare

The agency failed to ensure initial TB screening was conducted in accordance with agency policies/procedures and CDC and PA DOH recommendations for seven (7) of seven (7) active employees whose date of hire was after January 21, 2022. (Employees #1, #3, #6, #7, #8, #9 and #10) Finding include: On…

The agency failed to ensure written instructions regarding the revised skilled nursing (SN) visit frequency were provided to three (3) of four (4) patients for whom a home visit was conducted.

The agency failed to ensure written instructions regarding the medication schedule/instructions had been provided to two (2) of four (4) patients for whom a home visit was conducted.

The agency failed to ensure two (2) of two (2) hazard vulnerability assessments (HVA) included an event type/category for agency staffing shortages.

The agency failed to submit two (2) of two (2) COVID-19 related reports to the PA DOH Event Reporting System (ERS) website prior to January 19, 2022. Findings include: On January 19, 2022 at approximately 3:40 PM, review of agency policy 5-005, titled "Incident Reporting", revealed the following…

The agency failed to ensure two (2) of two (2) patients who were discharged for cause (involuntarily) were provided notification that the agency is required to make efforts to resolve the problems prior to discharging a patient due to behavioral issues/non-compliance with the home health plan of…

The agency failed to ensure two (2) of two (2) patients who were discharged for cause (involuntarily) were provided notification that the agency was required to provide the names and contact information for other agencies/providers which would be available to provide home health services prior to…

The agency failed to obtain a physician order for a revised start of care date for five (5) of ten (10) patients for whom the initial assessment was completed more than 48 hours after referral or inpatient discharge.

Chapter 601, and based on interview with the administrator/clinical manager (employee #1) and the chief operating officer (COO-employee #10), the agency failed to ensure a similarly qualified alternate to supervising RN (clinical manager) was available during the regular operating hours of the…