← All inspection rules

E0007: Ep Program Patient Population

CMS level: Standard Moderate. On this site, a condition-level citation is labeled Serious, a standard-level citation Moderate, and an element-level citation Minor. What the labels mean · How to choose an agency

173times cited
167agencies
32states
2018-01-08 – 2026-07-29survey dates

Data from CMS inspection reports (Form 2567), 2018-01-02 to 2026-10-15, downloaded 2026-10-21; CMS agency list file dated 2026-09-21. CMS source file. What the labels mean

Where it was cited

Most recent citations

The 20 most recent of 173 citations. Newest inspection first.

Providence Home Care

Inspection 2026-07-29

The agency failed to ensure the Emergency Preparedness Coordinator designation in the emergency preparedness program was updated for all patients and employees.

Quality Home Health Agency

Inspection 2026-06-05

The agency failed to ensure the implementation of an alternate office or command post-site, as required in the agency’s Emergency Preparedness Plan, for continued business operations will continue during an emergency, for two of three staff members (Certified Home Health Aide (CHHA) and License…

Majestic Home Health LLC

Inspection 2026-06-02

The home health agency failed to ensure the EP Plan addressed patient population, including, but not limited to, the type of services the home health agency has the ability to provide in an emergency for 1 of 1 EP Plan.

Tlc Home Care of the Twin Cities

Inspection 2026-05-12

The agency failed to specify the population served by the home health agency and determine the types of services it could manage, with a strategy to address the those it could not in an emergency and review the plan every two years.

Canary Home Healthcare of Indiana Inc

Inspection 2026-04-09

The agency failed to update delegations of authority and succession plans for emergency preparedness in 1 of 1 agency.

Always a Step Beyond

Inspection 2026-02-27

The agency failed to specify the population served by the agency one (1) of one (1) plan reviewed EP #1 Review of the agency emergency preparedness plan on February 10, 2026, at approximately 12:00 PM and February 17, 2026, at approximately 8:00 AM revealed no documentation of a plan that is…

Homestead Health LLC

Inspection 2026-02-25

The agency failed to implement an emergency plan based on the agency's patient population.

Home Health Care Inc

Inspection 2025-10-17

The agency failed to develop a comprehensive emergency preparedness program (EPP) which addressed the patient population, including persons at risk, with identified needs for required services.

Bright Horizons Home Health Services, Inc

Inspection 2025-08-20

The agency failed to ensure the emergency preparedness plan address the patient population, including but not limited to the type of services the HHA has the ability to provide in an emergency; and continuity of operations, including delegations of authority and succession plans.

Mils Home Health Care Agency

Inspection 2025-08-14

The agency failed to develop a comprehensive emergency preparedness program (EPP) which addressed the patient population, including persons at risk, with identified needs for required services.

Pediatric Plus Home Healthcare Services LLC

No longer in CMS list
Inspection 2025-08-14

The agency failed to ensure policy and procedure was followed to maintain an updated and current log of patients with special needs during emergencies for 1 of 1 home health agency.

Golden Health Services Inc

Inspection 2025-07-02

The agency failed to develop an emergency plan that addressed patient population, including, but not limited to, persons at-risk; the types of services the agency had the ability to provide in an emergency; and continuity of operations, including delegation of authority and succession plans.

Purple Heart Home Health Care

Inspection 2025-06-13

The agency failed to include delegations of authority and succession plans in the event of an emergency, resulting in the potential to hinder the agency's ability to provide continued patient care to all 8 patients currently receiving services.

Lady of Fatima Health Services, Inc.

Inspection 2025-05-28

The agency failed to develop an emergency plan that addressed patient population, including, but not limited to, persons at-risk; the types of services the agency had the ability to provide in an emergency; and continuity of operations, including delegation of authority and succession plans.

New Horizon Home Care, LLC

Inspection 2025-04-25

The agency failed to ensure an individualized EPP was in place in the patient’s home to address agency procedures during an emergency/disaster for six Patients ((P) P2, P3, P5, P8, P9 and P10) of a total of 11 patients reviewed in the sample.

Personal Care Concepts Inc

No longer in CMS list
Inspection 2025-04-10

The home health agency failed to develop and maintain an emergency preparedness plan which included the type of services the agency would have the ability to provide in an emergency, with the potential to affect all agency patients and staff.

Genesis Home Health Services, Inc

Inspection 2025-04-02

The HHA failed to ensure the EP addressed the type of services the HHA could provide in an emergency.

Santa Fe Health Care Inc

Inspection 2025-04-01

The Agency’s written emergency preparedness and response plan (ERP) failed to include a continuity of operations business plan that addressed essential functions for patient services, critical personnel and how to return to normal operations as quickly as possible for 3 of (2022, 20234, and 2024)…

Centerwell Home Health

Inspection 2025-03-31

The agency failed to develop and maintain an emergency preparedness plan that contained required elements, including strategies for the patient population (including persons at-risk), the type of services the agency can provide during an emergency, and continuity of operations planning, including…

Bayside Home Health Care Inc

No longer in CMS list
Inspection 2025-02-07

The Agency written emergency preparedness and response plan (ERP) failed to include a continuity of operations business plan that addressed essential functions for patient services, critical personnel and how to return to normal operations as quickly as possible.

Not medical advice. Home Health Findings is independent and is not affiliated with or endorsed by CMS or any government agency.