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The agency failed to ensure the plan of care (POC) included all supplies and equipment required and all medication and treatments ordered for 1 of 3 home visits observed (#3).

The agency failed to ensure complete clinical notes for 1 of 6 active records reviewed (#3).

The agency failed to ensure a licensed nurse had completed clinical notes to identify the medication administration specifics completed by the skilled nurse for 1 of 1 records reviewed with Intramuscular medication administration (#1).

The facility failed to ensure emergency preparedness was part of the comprehensive patient assessment for 7 out of 7 patient charts reviewed.

The facility emergency preparedness plan failed to include notification procedures to inform State officials during times of patient evacuation.

The facility Emergency Preparedness (EP) plan failed to established written policies and/or procedures to ensure follow up with on-duty staff and patients to determine services would continue or would be provided, in the event there is an interruption in services during or due to an emergency.

The facility failed to ensure written policies and/or procedures were established to ensure a system of medical documentation that preserves patient information, protected confidentiality of patient information, and secured and maintained availability of records during times of emergency.

The facility failed to ensure written policies and/or procedures were established to address the use of volunteers or other emergency staffing strategies, included the process and role for integration of State and Federally designated health care professionals to address surge needs during an…

The facility failed to include contact information for the State of Alaska-Emergency Preparedness staff in the emergency communication plan.

The facility failed to include in their Emergency Preparedness plan (EP) a communication plan consisting of the following; 1) a method for sharing information and medical documentation for patients under the [facility's] care, as necessary, with other health providers to maintain the continuity of…

The facility failed to include as part of the integrated health care system, contact information in the communication plan for the State of Alaska, Emergency Preparedness staff during times of evacuation or emergency.

The facility failed to ensure the administrator was appointed by the governing body.

The facility failed to ensure all the required names, addresses, and telephone numbers for Federally-funded and state-funded entities that service the area was provided to 7 patients out of 7 records reviewed.

The facility failed to ensure when the administrator is not available, a pre-designated person, who is authorized in writing by the administrator and governing body, assumes the same responsibility and obligations as the administrator.