Stellar Home Health Care, Inc

In 157 of 271 reports submitted for the last 12 months, and 30 of 88 reports for the year to date, the Agency failed to submit timely reports, resulting in a warning.

The clinical record was reviewed on 05/21/24. The clinical record contained a document titled: Advance Beneficiary Notice of Noncoverage (ABN) signed and dated by patient on 10/06/23. The signed document was not fully completed, the document lacked what services are not covered.

3 of 7 (Pts # 1, 3 and 5) clinical records reviewed clinicians failed to prepare clinical notes.

The Agency failed to ensure documentation of forms were complete and accurate.

The Agency failed to ensure Patients are advised of the extent of their financial liability for care, and/or services and changes on services/items before care is initiated.

The clinical records lacked a complete individual emergency plans as part of the comprehensive patient assessment.

Agency failed to ensure a review of all medications that the patient is currently using.

The Agency failed to ensure treatments and medications ordered by the physician in the POC, were provided by the Agency.

Agency failed to ensure that clinical records included the requirement of clinical notes as required by the policy.