Every finding on record at Kare in Home Health Services, Inc

*EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS* Survey conducted 06/23-06/26/2025 revealed the above facility meets all applicable Federal, State and local emergency preparedness requirements. No deficiencies were cited.

*GULFPORT * The Medicare Recertification survey conducted 06/23-06/26/2025 revealed the above facility has met all Medicare Conditions of Participation for Home Health Agencies (HHA). However, Standard-level deficiencies were cited. ___________________

Encoding and transmitting OASIS CFR(s): 484.45(a) Standard: An HHA must encode and electronically transmit each completed OASIS assessment to the CMS system, regarding each beneficiary with respect to which information is required to be transmitted (as determined by the Secretary), within 30 days of completing the assessment of the beneficiary. This STANDARD is not met as evidenced by: Based on staff interview, policy and procedure review, and review of the facility report “HHA error summary by agency”, the facility failed to encode and electronically transmit each completed Outcome and Assessment Information Set (OASIS) assessment within 30 days of completing the assessment of the beneficiary 302 patients in the past 12 months 06/20/2024 to 06/20/2025. Findings Include: An interview with the Regional Director of Operations and the Branch Director on 06/24/2025 at 11:25 a.m. confirmed the agency submitted OASIS data late, after 30 days of completing assessments. Review of the facility’s Internet Quality Improvement and Evaluation System (IQIES) report, “The HHA Error summary report by Agency,” dated 06/20/2024-06/20/2025, for the past 12 months revealed “Error -3330” for 303 patient assessments submitted late, after 30 days of completing the assessment of the beneficiary. Review of facility’s policy, “Data Transmission Policy Number 3-020.1, Revised dates: 12/2024 ” reviewed on 06/24/2025 at 11:35 a.m., confirmed “Procedure 1. The organization will encode and electronically transmit completed OASIS data to the National internet Quality Improvement Evaluation System (iQIES) for each applicable patient within thirty (30) days of completing the assessment of the patient…”. During the exit conference on 06/26/2025 at 1:00 p.m. with the Administrator, Regional Director and the Clinical Manager the Survey findings were discussed, and no further documentation was submitted for review.