Valley Regional Home Health, Inc

The agency failed to ensure one of four sampled patients (Patient 1) had a safe and appropriate discharge when the agency had the ability to meet Patient 1's needs and acuity, but Patient 1 was discharged due to the agency staff being unable to get to Patient 1's home due to weather conditions.

The agency failed to promptly alert the physician of an identified need that suggested outcomes were unable to be achieved for one of four sampled patients (Patient 1) when the Director of Patient Care Services (DPCS) identified the agency was unable to carry out the physician's orders for Patient…

The agency failed to provide Occupational Therapy (OT- use of assessment and intervention to develop, recover, or maintain the meaningful activities or occupations of individuals) referral as ordered by the physician for one of four sampled patients (Patient 2), when Registered Nurse (RN) 2…