G0684: Infection Control
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
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
- Michigan90
- California84
- Oklahoma77
- Indiana75
- Pennsylvania45
- Illinois40
- Texas32
- New Mexico25
- Missouri23
- Nevada23
- Louisiana22
- Washington22
- Iowa16
- Minnesota15
- Ohio14
- Arizona12
- Alabama10
- New Jersey10
- Wisconsin9
- Florida8
- Idaho7
- New York7
- Wyoming7
- Montana6
- District of Columbia5
- Utah5
- Virginia5
- Alaska4
- Colorado4
- North Carolina4
- Massachusetts3
- Oregon3
- Tennessee3
- Kentucky2
- Maryland2
- New Hampshire2
- Rhode Island2
- Arkansas1
- Kansas1
- Nebraska1
- Puerto Rico1
- South Carolina1
Most recent citations
The 20 most recent of 728 citations. Newest inspection first.
Trio Home Care
The agency failed to enforce its written policy that included requirements to document infections patient’s acquired while receiving services from the agency in order to maintain a coordinated agency-wide program for the surveillance, identification, prevention, control, and investigation of…
Audubon of New Orleans Home Health
The agency failed to ensure Infection Reports were completed and/or infections were tracked and trended as required by their infection control program for 3 (Patient #1, Patient #2, Patient #3) of 10 sampled patients reviewed for infection control.
Pacific Home Health and Hospice
The agency failed to maintain Hepatitis B employee-health documentation for 3 of 5 personnel records reviewed (Staff #1, Staff #2, and Staff #4).
Select Home Health Services, Inc
The agency staff failed to follow infection control techniques regarding hand hygiene with wound care for 1 of 2 wound care observations (RN 1); and failed to remove gloves and perform hand hygiene for 2 of 3 home visit observations with a nurse (RN 1, RN 2) and 1 of 1 home visits with a HHA (HHA…
Our Duty Home Health, Inc
The Home Health Agency (HHA) failed to maintain a written, coordinated, and active infection control program as required for every Medicare certified home health agency to tract, prevent, and control infections and communicable diseases.
Brio Home Health Services, Inc
The agency failed to implement an infection control surveillance system (an ongoing, systematic collection and analysis of health data to monitor infectious diseases), when the agency’s infection prevention and control program (a set of practices and policies intended to prevent and reduce the…
All Americans Choice Home Health Inc
The agency failed to maintain a coordinated, agency‑wide program for the surveillance, identification, prevention, control, and investigation of infections that was integrated into the agency’s Quality Assessment Performance Improvement (QAPI) program (a system-wide improvements with standard…
Absolute Home Health LLC
The Agency failed to ensure a coordinated agency-wide program for the surveillance, identification, prevention, control, and investigation of infectious and communicable diseases is in place and is an integral part of the HHA’s quality assessment and performance improvement (QAPI) program.
Bayada Home Health Care, Inc.
The agency failed to ensure tuberculosis (TB) screening was conducted in accordance with agency policy/procedure and post COVID-19 pandemic guidance from the PA DOH for three (3) of three (3) staff members who were hired during the COVID-19 pandemic disaster declaration.
Kalamazoo Home Health Care
The agency failed to address the potential for developing a urinary tract infection for 1 (P-6) of 1 patient with a history of urinary tract infections and an indwelling urinary catheter, resulting in the potential for hospitalization due to a urinary tract infection.
Tlc Home Care of the Twin Cities
The facility failed to establish and maintain an agency-wide program for surveillance, prevention, control, and investigation of infectious and communicable diseases.
Medlife Homecare Inc
The agency failed to develop an effective coordinated agency-wide program for the surveillance, identification, prevention, coordination, and investigation of infectious and communicable diseases that is an integral part of the agency’s quality assessment and performance program.
St Peter's Health Home Health and Hospice
The agency failed to maintain an agency program for the surveillance and investigation of infections and failed to ensure surveillance and investigation findings were included in the QAPI process.
Materelli Home Health Services, Inc
The agency failed to ensure the infection control program surveillance was included in QAPI activities in 2024 and 2025 for all patients and employees.
Extracare Home Health Services
The agency failed to maintain a coordinated agency-wide program for the surveillance, identification, and prevention of infections, and failed to ensure the infection control program was an integral part of the agency's Quality Assessment Performance Improvement (QAPI) program, resulting in the…
Faith Home Health Inc
The Home Health Agency failed to develop and implement an effective infection prevention and control program designed to provide a safe, sanitary, and comfortable environment and to prevent the transmission of infections and communicable diseases.
Canary Home Healthcare of Indiana Inc
The agency failed to ensure a program was developed for the surveillance, identification, prevention, and control of infectious and communicable diseases specific to care and services provided in the home setting and was included in the agency’s Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement (QAPI)…
Nhc Homecare Springfield
The facility failed to follow accepted standards of practice, including the use of standard precautions, to prevent the transmission of infections and communicable diseases when 1 of 7 (Registered Nurse (RN) #1) employees failed to wash their hands between glove changes.
Horizon Home Health Magic Valley
The agency failed to capture a patient infection in 1 of 10 Patients (Patient #9) whose records were reviewed.
Adventhealth Home Health
The provider failed to demonstrate a coordinated agency-wide program for the surveillance, identification, prevention, control, and investigation of infectious and communicable diseases.