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G0687: Covid-19 Vaccination Of Home Health Agency Staff

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184times cited
183agencies
25states
2022-01-28 – 2023-06-29survey 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

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Most recent citations

The 20 most recent of 184 citations. Newest inspection first.

Choice Home Health Care

Inspection 2023-06-29

The home health agency (HHA) failed to develop and implement written policies and procedures to ensure that all staff are fully vaccinated for COVID-19 (an acute disease in humans caused by a coronavirus and is capable of progressing to severe symptoms and in some cases death, especially in older…

Apex Home Health Care Services

Inspection 2023-06-27

The agency failed to ensure their COVID-19 P&P included the process by which staff may request an exemption from the COVID-19 vaccination requirements.

Gfk Home Health Care

Inspection 2023-05-25

The agency failed to ensure their COVID-19 P&P included the process by which staff may request an exemption from the COVID-19 vaccination requirements.

Am - Pm Home Health Services LLC

No longer in CMS list
Inspection 2023-04-25

The agency failed to ensure their COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate policy and procedures were implemented and failed to ensure that the agency met the COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate at 100% compliance for 21 of 21 employees that provide the agency's direct care and the with the potential of adverse outcomes for…

Amberkare Home Health, Inc

Inspection 2023-04-24

The agency failed to ensure their COVID-19 P&P included the process of ensuring all staff were fully vaccinated for COVID-19; and the process by which staff may request an exemption from the COVID-19 vaccination requirements.

Pacific Home Care LLC

Inspection 2023-04-19

The facility failed to ensure 100% of staff were vaccinated and the agency failed to develop a COVID-19 policy.

Benefis Community Care Inc

Inspection 2023-03-30

The facility failed to establish and implement policies and procedures for ensuring the implementation of additional precautions to mitigate the spread of COVID-19 (Coronavirus Disease 2019) for facility staff with COVID-19 vaccine exemptions.

Caring Hands Home Care

Inspection 2023-03-29

The agency failed to ensure two of six employees (E)-A, and E-B were vaccinated with a complete primary series of COVID-19 vaccine and/or had an approved or pending exemption on record.

Venerate Home Health Express, LLC

Inspection 2023-03-20

The agency failed to ensure COVID pandemic related policies and procedures were in place for all patients and staff.

Principal Home Healthcare

Inspection 2023-03-17

The Agency failed to establish Vaccine protocol written policies and procedures that included the requirement for all staff to be fully vaccinated against the covid-19 virus; (iii) implementation of additional precautions to mitigate the transmission and spread of Covid-19; (vii) a process for…

Reid-Anc Home Care Services LLC

Inspection 2023-03-16

The agency failed to ensure additional precautions were taken with unvaccinated staff to mitigate the spread of COVID-19 in 1 of 1 agencies reviewed.

Americare Home Health Solutions

Inspection 2023-03-08

The agency failed to ensure one (Employee #1) of nine employees reviewed had an approved exemption from the COVID-19 vaccination.

Community Home Health Inc

Inspection 2023-03-08

The agency failed to provide documentation related to the vaccination or exemption status for an individual who provides care, treatment or other services to patients for one (1) of eight (8) personnel files reviewed: PF#3, and failed to provide evidence that two religious exemptions were formally…

Materelli Home Health Services, Inc

Inspection 2023-03-07

The agency failed to ensure: 1. COVID related policies and procedures were in place and; 2. Agency staff participation compliance rate with COVID 19 vaccination and/or exemption requirements of 100% for all patients and staff.

T.L.C. Home Healthcare, Inc

Inspection 2023-03-03

The agency failed to ensure to document and track the COVID-19 vaccination completion, exemption, or temporary delay status for 3 of 6 staff employed by the agency.

Care Plus Home Health Agency Inc

Inspection 2023-03-02

The agency failed to develop and implement policies and procedures to ensure all staff are fully vaccinated for COVID-19. This had the potential to affect all patients cared for by the agency.

Cas Home Health Care

No longer in CMS list
Inspection 2023-03-02

The agency failed to show evidence of a Coronavirus (COVID-19) staff vaccination policy, and failed to provide documentation related to the vaccination or exemption status for individuals who provide care, treatment or other services to patients for four (4) of eight (8) personnel files reviewed…

Prime Care Home Health Services

No longer in CMS list
Inspection 2023-02-15

The home health agency failed to implement policies and procedures to ensure the implementation of additional precautions, intended to mitigate the transmission and spread of COVID-19, for all staff who were not fully vaccinated; and failed to include policies and procedures that were implemented…

Holistic Life Home Health Care LLC

Inspection 2023-02-13

The agency failed to develop a policy for COVID-19 vaccination that included a process for staff to request an exemption from the staff COVID-19 vaccination requirements, a process for granting exemptions, and a process for ensuring all documentation for medical exemptions contained the required…

Interim Healthcare Services Inc

Inspection 2023-02-10

The agency failed to ensure employee COVID-19 vaccination exemption requests were completed as per agency policy/procedure for 9 of 14 staff members.

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