Western Health Resources

The Home Health Agency (HHA) failed to ensure the Condition of Participation (COP, refer to the requirements that healthcare organizations must meet to participate in federal healthcare programs) regarding Care Planning, Coordination, Quality of Care was met as follows: The HHA failed to follow and…

The Home Health Agency (HHA) failed to follow and implement the plan of care and notify the physicians for the patients’ current health status for three of ten sampled patients (Patient 7, Patient 8, and Patient 9) by failing to: 1. Ensure to assess Patient 7 for changes in condition (COC, a sudden…

The Home Health Agency (HHA) failed to provide written information regarding the plan of care (POC) for three of ten sampled patients (Patient 2, Patient 5, and Patient 9) and their Caregivers.

The Home Health Agency (HHA) failed to review and document all the medications and treatments the patients were currently taking for three of ten sampled patients (Patient 2, Patient 5, and Patient 9).

The HHA failed to ensure the Plan of Care (POC) included information necessary to care for one of ten sampled patients (Patient 2) by not indicating the wound treatment needed for his left anterior foot wound.

The Home Health Agency (HHA) failed to ensure one of ten sample patients (Patient 2) had a left anterior foot wound treatment order before receiving wound treatment care.

The agency staff failed to ensure care followed the written plan of care for three of 17 sampled patients.

The home health agency (HHA) failed to ensure the medication profiles were reviewed and updated, with all the medications the patients were currently taking for three of 17 sample patients (1, 13 and 14).

The home health agency skilled nurse (SN) failed to maintain aseptic technique (free from contamination, to prevent spread of infection), as ordered , when providing wound care for one of 17 sample patients.