Southeast Louisiana Home Health, LLC

The agency failed to encode and electronically transmit each completed OASIS (Outcome and Assessment Information Set) as evidenced by failing to ensure the agency successfully completed and transmitted OASIS data within 30 days of completion of the assessment of the beneficiary.

The HHA failed to ensure staff followed accepted standards of infection control practices for 2 (#1 and #2) of 7 (#1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6, and #7) patients observed during home visits.

The agency failed to provide the patient and his or her caregiver written information regarding the patient’s medication regimen based on results of the medication review conducted for 3 (#3, #4, and #6) of 7 (#1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6, and #7) patients reviewed with home visits.

The agency failed to ensure the plan of care was signed and dated by the patient's physician in a timely manner for 3 (#5, #16, #17) of 14 (#1- #17) sampled patients.

The HHA failed to meet the requirements of the Condition of Participation for Skilled Professional Services as evidenced by: The agency failed to ensure skilled nursing services were delivered to patients only by health care professionals licensed to provide nursing services for 1 of 1 (S4EMP)…

The HHA failed to meet the requirements of the Condition of Participation for Organization and Administration of Services as evidenced by: 1. The agency failed to ensure the administrator was responsible for all day-to-day operations of the HHA by failing to: a.

The HHA failed to meet the requirements of the Condition of Participation for Personnel Qualifications as evidenced by: 1) Failing to ensure 1 of 1 (S4EMP) LPNs hired since 5/28/18 was licensed in the state where practicing, and who furnished services under the supervision of a qualified registered…

The agency failed to ensure skilled nursing services were delivered to patients only by health care professionals licensed to provide nursing services for 1 of 1 (S4EMP) employee reviewed for qualifications as a licensed LPN who provided care and performed other duties as a nurse for 5 of 5 (#1…

The agency failed to ensure the HHA, its branches, and all persons furnishing services to patients were licensed, certified, or registered, as applicable, in accordance with the state licensing authority as meeting those requirements.

The agency failed to ensure the HHA staff qualifications were met by failing to ensure 1 of 1 (S4EMP) LPNs hired since 5/28/18 was licensed in the state where practicing, and who furnished services under the supervision of a qualified registered nurse.

The agency failed to ensure 1 (S13RN) of 12 (S5RN, S6RN, S7RN, S8RN, S9RN, S10RN, S11RN, S12RN, S13RN, S14RN, S15RN, S16RN) RNs hired since 5/28/18 were licensed in the state where practicing as evidenced by failing to verify a registered nurse license to ensure good standing with the licensure or…

The agency failed to ensure all verbal orders were accepted by personnel authorized to do so by applicable state laws and regulations and by the HHA's internal policies.

The agency failed to ensure the administrator was responsible for all day-to-day operations of the HHA by failing to: 1. Ensure agency hiring policies were implemented and maintained; 2. Ensure license verifications were documented prior to the date of hire for 11 (S4EMP, S5RN, S6RN, S7RN, S9RN…

The HHA failed to ensure patient care services were furnished by qualified personnel as evidenced by failure of the supervising RN to have documented evidence of verified licensure for 1 of 1 (S4EMP) employee who provided patient care services as a LPN.