Every finding on record at Columbus Home Health Services, LLC

Emergency Preparedness Survey At the time of the emergency preparedness survey completed on 02/15/23. Columbus Home Health Services is in compliance with the provisions of 42 CFR Part 484.22, Conditions of Participation for Home Health Agencies.

Partial Extended Recertification Survey The following deficiency is based on the partial extended recertification survey completed 02/15/23. Columbus Home Health Services, is not in compliance with the requirements found at of 42 CFR Subpart B, C, Home Health Agencies.

Onsite supervisory visit every 14 days CFR(s): 484.80(h)(1)(i) If home health aide services are provided to a patient who is receiving skilled nursing, physical or occupational therapy, or speech-language pathology services, a registered nurse or other appropriate skilled professional who is familiar with the patient, the patient's plan of care, and the written patient care instructions described in §484.80(g), must make an onsite visit to the patient's home no less frequently than every 14 days. The home health aide does not have to be present during this visit. This ELEMENT is not met as evidenced by: Based on record review and interview, the agency failed conduct an onsite supervisory visit every 14 days. This affected one (Patient #4) of seven medical records reviewed. The agency census was 44. Review of the medical record for Patient #4 revealed the patient was admitted to the agency on 03/22/22 with the primary diagnosis of obstruction of duodenum. Review of the certification period dated 01/16/23 through 03/16/23 indicated the patient was to receive Skilled Nurse (SN) services weekly for nine weeks and HHA services 70 hours per week for nine weeks. Review of Patient #4's medical record revealed the staff had completed a supervisory visit on 01/11/23 with the recertification survey. The medical record revealed no documented evidence a supervisory visit was completed from 01/12/23 to 02/14/23. Interview with the Director of Nursing on 02/15/23 at 9:30 AM confirmed the above findings.