G0966: Assure Patient Needs Are Continually Assessed
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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
- Indiana31
- California13
- Michigan12
- Florida5
- Pennsylvania5
- Texas5
- Connecticut3
- Missouri3
- Colorado2
- Idaho2
- North Carolina2
- Nebraska2
- Ohio2
- Washington2
- Alabama1
- Illinois1
- Kansas1
- Maryland1
- Minnesota1
- Montana1
- New Mexico1
- New York1
- Oklahoma1
- Rhode Island1
- South Dakota1
- Virginia1
- West Virginia1
Most recent citations
The 20 most recent of 102 citations. Newest inspection first.
Neogen Care Corp
Rather than in a traditional healthcare facility setting) Clinical Manager failed to provide oversight to ensure the medication needs of one of 20 sampled patients (Patient 3) was continually assessed.
Tlc Home Care of the Twin Cities
The agency failed to provide oversight in assuring patient needs are continually assessed.
Extracare Home Health Services
The agency failed to ensure the Clinical Manager and or the designated alternate provided oversight of the continued assessment of patient care needs by ensuring a comprehensive assessment was completed with all the required elements for 1 (P-5) of 7 patients records reviewed, resulting in the lack…
Caregivers, Inc
The Administrator failed to ensure the patients’ needs were continuously assessed and received services to meet their needs for 3 of 6 active records reviewed.
Elder's Journey Home Care of Wabash Valley, Inc
No longer in CMS listThe agency failed to assure that patient needs were continually assessed for 1 of 6 active records reviewed.
Maximum Home Healthcare LLC
No longer in CMS listThe Administrator failed to ensure the patients were assessed and received services to meet their needs in 3 of 3 active clinical records reviewed who had an unauthorized decrease in HHA service frequency.
Revolutionary Home Health Inc
The CM/Alt Admin/CEO failed to ensure the adequate supplies were available to two (2) of five (5) active patients.
Assured Home Health
The home health agency failed to implement policies and procedures for removing expired supplies and devices from the patient inventory supply room.
Activ-Care Home Health Services, Inc
The Clinical Manager failed to ensure the patient's needs were continually assessed for 1 (P-2) patient observed during a home visit, who required Speech Therapy services and ongoing assessments, from a total 7 sampled records reviewed, resulting in lack of assurance that assessments are performed…
Caresphere, LLC
The agency failed to ensure a registered nurse (RN) made the initial evaluation visit and initiated the plan of treatment, regularly reevaluated the patient's nursing needs made necessary revisions to the plan of treatment for seven (7) out of seven (7) CR reviewed (CR#1-CR#7).
Adoration Home Health
The agency failed to ensure the Clinical Manager assured patient needs were continually assessed, including measuring all wounds during the initial and recertification comprehensive assessment, for 4 of 7 active records reviewed of patients with wounds (Patients #3, 6, 8, 11).
Pondera Medical Center
No longer in CMS listThe agency failed to ensure patients’ needs were continuously assessed in the absence of the clinical manager.
Tlc Home Healthcare Services Inc
The clinical manager failed to ensure Patient #1’s needs were continually assessed in that an assessment of Patient #1’s needs was not conducted when Patient #1 notified the Agency of a change in status related to complications involving her wound vacuum (wound vac) (Wound management method which…
Bright Care Home Health Provider
No longer in CMS listThe agency failed to ensure the Previous/Director of Patient Care Services (P/DPCS) was assuring that patient needs were continually assessed, in a universe of 212 patients.
Franklin Home Health Care
The agency failed to ensure clinical manager oversight for assuring the continual assessment of patient needs in 2 (P-4 and P-5) of 5 sampled records reviewed in which both nursing and therapy services were utilized, resulting in a lack of ongoing clinical assessments throughout the episode of care…
Admire Home Healthcare Agency, Inc
In 1 of 1 (Pt. #6) Pt. that received MSW service, the Agency failed to reassess the patient's social needs. . Findings include: 1. Pt. #6 was admitted to Home Health Services on 02/24/24 with the Diagnoses of: Hypertensive Heart Disease with Heart Failure and Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Without…
Sympathy Home Health Care, Inc
No longer in CMS listThe home health agency (HHA) failed to ensure one of five sampled patients (Patient 8) needs were continuously assessed . The deficient practice resulted in the patient not receiving all orders indicted on the plan of care (POC).
Prospect Chartercare Home Health and Hospice, LLC
The agency failed to assure client needs are continually assessed for 1 of 6 clients who received surveyor home visits, Client ID # 4. Findings are as follows: Review of the record for Client ID # 4, reveals a start of care date of 7/22/2021, with a primary diagnosis of Multiple Sclerosis.
Acme Health Service Inc
The Clinical Manager failed to ensure needs were continuously assessed for 6 of 6 active clinical records (Patients: #1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6) and 6 of 6 focused clinical records reviewed (Patients: #9, 10, 11, 12, 13, and 14) and 2 of 2 closed records reviewed.