Staff Mates Homecare

The Governing Authority failed to ensure an ongoing program for Quality Assurance Performance Improvement (QAPI) was reestablished, implemented, and maintained.

The agency failed to ensure at least 12 hours of In-service training for each 12 month period.

The agency and Supervisor of Clinical Services failed to ensure at least 12 hours of aide staff In-service training for each 12 month period.

The agency nurses failed to follow agency policies on wound measurements.

The agency failed to provide services under arrangement according to their home health agency application.

The agency nurses failed to ensure the plan of care addressed the patient’s individual needs.

The agency nurses failed to communicate with the physician involved in the plan of care.

The agency failed to ensure skilled professionals provided input into and participated in the implementation of the agency’s QAPI program.

The Agency Administrator failed to ensure appointment, in writing, for the alternate Supervisor of Clinical Services/SCS and/or the Registered Nurse/RN with other responsibilities and/or failed to maintain a contract for Physical Therapy/PT services under arrangement according to their home health…

The agency staff failed to update and/or revise the comprehensive assessment within the last five days of the previous sixty-day certification period.

The agency failed to ensure the supervision of nursing services.

The agency Administrator failed to ensure the development of appropriate policies and procedures for the supervision of nursing services.

The home health agency failed to ensure the revision of the Emergency Preparedness Plan on an annual basis.

The agency failed to ensure the development of individual plans for emergency preparedness.

The agency nurse failed to maintain accepted infection control practice.

The agency registered nurse/RN failed to update the home health aide plan of care.

The agency Registered Nurse (RN) failed to visit the patient's home no less frequently than every 14 days.

The home health agency failed to meet the requirements of the licensing State regulatory agency in Connecticut.

The home health agency failed to make sure the advertised therapy services were available.

The agency nurses failed to document wound assessment in accordance with the agency policy.

The agency nurses failed to follow the physician-certified plan of care.

The agency staff failed to communicate with the physician to clarify the tube feeding orders for accuracy.

The agency failed to ensure the supervision of nursing services.

The agency home health aide failed to follow the plan of care.