White Earth Home Health

The agency failed to ensure adequate cause for discharge, failed to provide appropriate notice prior to discharge and failed to make efforts to resolve concerns prior to discharging 1 of 1 patient (P1) from the agency.

The facility failed to notice the provider of intent to discharge 1 of 1 patient (P1) reviewed who was discharged from the agency without appropriate notice.

The agency failed to investigate an allegation of abuse for 1 of 1 patient (P1) reviewed who alleged physical abuse by a staff member.

The agency failed to provide services as ordered in the Plan of Care (POC) and failed to inform the physician of services that were not provided for 2 of 7 patients (P1, P5) reviewed for receiving services as indicated per the POC.

The facility failed to maintain an emergency preparedness program that was reviewed and updated at least biannually.

The home health agency failed to provide training every 2 years related to the home health agencies emergency management plan (EMP).

The facility failed to encode the Home Health Outcome and Assessment Information Set (OASIS) data accurately for 2 of 2 patient's (P2, P1) whose medications were not accurately reflected on the OASIS data.

The agency failed to ensure the plan of care (POC) included all required components for 3 of 7 patient (P3, P4, P2) admitted after January 13, 2018, whose records were reviewed.

The facility failed to promptly alert the physician that home care services could not be established as ordered for 1 of 1 patients (P7) in the sample who had skilled nurse (SN), physical therapy (PT) and home health aide (HHA) services ordered and had not received services.