Suncrest Home Health

Agency policy review, clinical record review, and staff interviews the Recertification OASIS [Outcome and Assessment Information Set-assessment on a patient to re-certify their needs for continued home health services] was completed outside the 5-day window for 1 of 1 patient requiring VA…

Staff interviews the Plan of Care [POC] failed to included all/correct medications the patient was using for 3 of 18 patients [#7, 12 13]; and failed to include TPN [total parenteral nutrition-medical treatment where all necessary nutrients are provided directly into the bloodstream] information…

Staff interviews the plan of care failed to include all orders for 1 of 1 patient who resided in an ALF [assisted living facility] [#3]. The findings included: The policy, “Physician Orders”, revised 10/1/23, was received from the agency director on 2/11/25 at 2:26 PM.

Staff interviews the agency failed to follow the physician's order for discarding blood for 1 of 1 patient with a CVAD [central venous access device-thin tube inserted into a vein to deliver fluids and/or medications etc.] [#18]. The findings included: The policy, Physician's Orders [10/1/23], was…

The agency failed to notify the physician when unable to obtain blood for labwork due to an occulsion of CVAD [central venous access device-thin tube inserted into a vein to deliver fluids and/or medications etc.] line for 1 of 1 patient receiving TPN [total parenteral nutrition-medical treatment…

The agency failed to follow the physicians order for home health aide visits as ordered by the physician for 1 of 2 records reviewed with aide services (#2); failed to provide physical therapy visits in accordance with physician's orders for 1 of 15 patients receiving physical therapy (#15).