Status report: Home health agencies with CMS actions pending (March 16, 2012)

Provided to HHL by the Texas Department of Aging and Disability Services.

The list shows that many of the suspended agencies had recently been recertified. Others had state penalties pending against them following significant violations.

 

 

Three agencies are closed; a fourth agency has been decertified by CMS and is in the process of license revocation by DADS.

 

Agency Name

CCN

License #

  

License Expires

EST PROFESSIONAL HEALTHCARE INC

679190

9155

Agency voluntarily terminated their license; CMS has been notified with request to terminate certification.

04/30/2012

DE PROMISE HOME HEALTH SERVICES INC

679704

10200

Agency license expired and was not renewed;  CMS has been notified with request to terminate certification.

12/31/2010

CLIMAX HEALTHCARE LLC

747395

12750

Agency is closed and Medicare certification has been terminated.

07/31/2011

ULTIMATE CARE HOME HEALTH SERVICES

679225

9877

Agency has enforcement action pending for DADS to revoke license; certification has been revoked by CMS. (Was CHAP deemed agency)

06/30/2012

 

 

Twenty-six agencies are accredited with certification as a deemed agency.  All of those agencies have current certification surveys.

 

Agency Name

CCN

License #

  

License Expires

TRENDY CARE HOME HEALTH SERVICES

743161

11132

CHAP recertified 5/2011

03/31/2013

LG CHARITY HOME HEALTH CARE SERVICES INC.

747063

11319

CHAP recertified 11/2011

05/31/2012

EMR HOME HEALTH CARE SERVICES LLC

747043

11163

CHAP recertified 11/2011

03/31/2012

ALIVE HOME HEALTH CARE INC

747048

13791

CHAP recertified 12/2011

10/31/2012

PROMISE HOMEHEALTH INC

747041

11074

TJC recertified 3/2012

02/28/2013

CALVARY HILL HEALTH SERVICES LLC

747106

11835

TJC recertified 04/2009

01/31/2014

ELI HOME HEALTH SERVICES INC

747088

12045

TJC recertified 04/2009

06/30/2012

 

DESTINY BASE HOME HEALTH SERVICES  INC

747121

13057

CHAP recertified 04/2009

09/30/2013

INTEGRITY HOME HEALTH CARE SERVICES

747120

10917

CHAP recertified 05/2009

12/31/2011

DIVINE TOUCH HEALTH SERVICES

747142

11863

TJC recertified 06/2009

02/29/2012

ACCESS PLUS HOME HEALTH SERVICES INC

747150

12278

TJC recertified 06/2009

10/31/2012

METROCHOICE HOME HEALTH INC

747209

11930

CHAP recertified 08/2009

03/31/2013

LOGOS HEALTHCARE SERVICES

747152

12006

TJC recertified 08/2009

05/31/2013

DESTINY EK HOME HEALTHCARE INC

747286

12142

TJC recertified 10/2009

08/31/2013

PRAISE HOME HEALTH AGENCY

747322

12049

TJC recertified 03/2010

06/30/2012

NEW GRACE HOME HEALTH SERVICES INC

747359

12115

CHAP recertified 03/2010

07/31/2012

ARIEL AMANA HEALTHCARE INC

747318

12034

TJC recertified 03/2010

05/31/2013

CENTURY HOME HEALTHCARE SERVICES LLC

679670

10353

TJC recertified 04/2010

03/31/2012

BC HOME HEALTHCARE SERVICES INCORPORATED

747383

12612

TJC recertified 06/2010

05/31/2013

DEBTAG HOME HEALTH SERVICES INC

747396

12698

CHAP recertified 06/2010

07/31/2013

ALPHA MK HEALTHCARE INC

679676

10462

CHAP recertified 08/2010

05/31/2013

1ST NORTHSTAR HOME HEALTH SERVICES INC

747413

12715

TJC recertified 08/2010

07/31/2013

DOVER HEALTHCARE SERVICES LLC

679693

11119

CHAP recertified 10/2010

03/31/2012

GLOBALANGEL HOME HEALTH INC

747475

12647

CHAP recertified 11/2010

06/30/2013

GENTLE HANDS HOME HEALTH CARE

747499

12165

CHAP recertified 1/2011

08/31/2012

CARE FOR ALL HOME HEALTH

743159

9923

CHAP recertified 05/2011

08/31/2012

 

Seven agencies have DADS enforcement action pending.

Agency Name

CCN

License #

  

License Expires

OPTIMA HOME HEALTH SERVICES

458486

4423

DADS recertified 2/7/2012. New enforcement action for admin penalties based on 2/7/2012 survey due to failure to report incident of exploitation and failure to include representation from therapy providers in quality improvement activities.  Notice of violation letter sent 3/22/2012.

01/31/2014

 

 

 

 

 

COURAGE HOME HEALTH SERVICES INC

677849

9780

DADS recertified 11/8/2011. Final admin penalty letter sent 3/9/2012 due to failure to have qualified RNs as Supervising Nurse and Alternate Supervising Nurse and failure to inform clients of policies regarding advance directives. No hearing has been requested. 

06/30/2013

JCP & P HOME HEALTHCARE AGENCY

677877

9658

DADS recertified 8/15/2011. Hearing for license revocation and admin penalties because administrator failed to organize and direct agency functions; quality assessment and improvement activities were incomplete; agency nurses failed to report to physicians information about their clients and failed to ensure that physicians’ orders were followed.  Hearing has been requested and is not yet scheduled.

03/31/2009

 

 

 

 

 

DALLAS METRO PROFESSIONAL HEALTHCARE AGENCY

677903

12690

DADS recertified 1/23/2012. New enforcement action for admin penalties due to failure of RN to complete comprehensive assessments for nine of ten clients and failure of agency to have a quality assessment and improvement program that focused on patient outcomes.  Notice of violation letter sent 2/24/2012.

04/30/2013
         

T & T HOME HEALTH AGENCY INC

679300

8910

DADS recertified 3/17/2010. License revocation and admin penalty hearing scheduled 6/2012.  Issues identified in the last three surveys include failure of agency to have funds to pay staff; payment of staff from bank accounts having insufficient funds to honor checks; administrator made false statements to surveyors; agency failed to advise clients regarding advance directives; supervising nurse failed to ensure that physician orders were followed and care was coordinated; agency failed to ensure competency was established for home health aides and that personal care attendants were working within scope of their duties; failure to complete emergency preparedness plans; failure to maintain accurate client list; failure to ensure discharge plans were signed by clinician conducting discharge; failure of administrator to direct agency’s ongoing functions; failure to contract with qualified personnel; failure to ensure employability of unlicensed personnel by checking the Employee Misconduct Registry and Nurse Aide Registry and by failing to conduct criminal history checks; failure to maintain all required policies and procedures; failure to maintain personnel records; and failure to notify clients of impending discharge. 

11/30/2008

 

        

TOTAL HEALTH CARE

679464

8499

DADS recertified 6/10/2010. Enforcement action for admin penalties due to failure to complete emergency preparedness plans and failure to advise clients of advance directives policies.  Hearing has been requested and is not yet scheduled

06/30/2012

 

 

 

 

 

UNITED ROYALCARE HEALTHSERVICES INC

747353

11748

DADS recertified 12/16/2011. New enforcement action for admin penalties due to failure of agency to complete emergency preparedness plans.  Hearing has been requested and is not yet scheduled.

12/31/2012

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Forty-one agencies are licensed and certified by DADS with current recertification recommendations.  One of those agencies has licensure renewal pending; the other forty agencies have unexpired licenses.

 

Agency Name

CCN

License #

  

License Expires

HESTIE HOME HEALTH CARE

677838

11401

DADS recertified 10/14/2011

02/29/2012

NEW ERA HOME HEALTHCARE SERVICES INC

453131

8757

DADS recertified 2/8/2010

11/30/2013

GRACE TO YOU HEALTH CARE SERVICES INC

453178

8908

DADS recertified 2/23/2010

02/28/2013

GILS HOME HEALTH CARE SERVICES INC

453179

8934

DADS recertified 5/6/2010

02/28/2013

1ST ABLECARE HEALTHCARE SERVICES LLC

457810

12031

DADS recertified 1/5/2012

01/31/2014

ANCHOR HOME HEALTH SERVICES INC

457846

9200

DADS recertified 10/15/2010

07/31/2013

CREST HEALTHCARE SERVICES INC

457933

9239

DADS recertified 3/1/2011

08/31/2012

Agency Name

CCN

License #

  

License Expires

JOHNSON HOME HEALTH CARE NURSING INC

459445

5184

DADS recertified 8/27/2009

07/31/2013

PLATINUM HEALTH SERVICES

673108

8174

DADS recertified 7/15/2010

10/31/2012

INDEPENDENT CARE HOME HEALTH AGENCY

673173

9258

DADS recertified 8/5/2010

08/31/2013

OSGOOD HOME CARE

673183

13011

DADS recertified 7/8/2010

11/30/2013

MISSIONCARE HEALTH SERVICES

673194

10587

DADS recertified 5/18/2010

06/30/2012

HOMELAND HOME HEALTH AGENCY INC

677825

11588

DADS recertified 6/20/2011

06/30/2013

AB FOCUSCARE HOMEHEALTH NETWORK INC

677837

9980

DADS recertified 6/9/2011

09/30/2012

RELIANT PERSONAL HOME HEALTH

677848

9808

DADS recertified 11/1/2011

02/28/2013

HOPE HOME HEALTH SERVICES

677853

11469

DADS recertified 7/11/2011

02/28/2014

OMEGACARE HOME HEALTH SERVICES INC

677857

14589

DADS recertified 10/27/2011

08/31/2013

PTM HEALTHCARE SERVICES, INC

677862

9768

DADS recertified 1/11/2011

05/31/2013

JOSEPH MARY HOME HEALTH CARE

677882

11971

DADS recertified 1/11/2010

01/31/2014

ACCESS HOME HEALTH CARE

677928

9988

DADS recertified 2/24/2012

09/30/2012

MERCY HOME HEALTH CARE INC

678204

4102

DADS recertified 7/17/2009

11/30/2012

HUMAN TOUCH HOME HEALTH INC

679037

7404

DADS recertified 4/19/2010

08/31/2013

CONNSIM HOME HEALTH SERVICES INC

679043

7482

DADS recertified 6/18/2009

11/30/2012

PINNACLE HEALTH SERVICES INCORPORATED

679131

8297

DADS recertified 5/12/2010

12/31/2013

TRINICARE HOME HEALTH INC

679214

7996

DADS recertified 11/15/2010

07/31/2013

STATE HOME HEALTH CARE INC

679235

8117

DADS recertified 5/13/2011

09/30/2013

CADOR HOME HEALTH SERVICES INC

679240

12497

DADS recertified 4/4/2011

10/31/2012

MERIT HEALTHCARE SERVICES INC

679268

9380

DADS recertified 12/6/2011

09/30/2012

ANI HOME HEALTH AGENCY LTD CO

679342

7896

DADS recertified 8/12/2009

04/30/2013

Agency Name

CCN

License #

  

License Expires

1ST PRUDENTIAL HEALTH CARE SERVICES INC

679358

11502

DADS recertified 5/22/2009

02/28/2013

THREE STAR HOME HEALTH AGENCY INC

679380

8523

DADS recertified 9/23/2009

06/30/2012

ARISE HOME HEALTH

679426

14396

DADS recertified 6/2/2010

06/30/2013

THE DIVINE CARE SERVICE LLC

679467

8498

DADS recertified 6/30/2009

06/30/2013

E COMFORT HOME HEALTH CARE LLC

679526

12624

DADS recertified 6/18/2009

01/31/2013

KBS HOME HEALTH AGENCY INC

679535

10221

DADS recertified 6/8/2009

01/31/2014

MANSIN HEALTHCARE PROVIDER INC

679549

9897

DADS recertified 5/5/2011

08/31/2012

BEST HEALTHCARE SERVICES

679563

10038

DADS recertified 7/9/2009

10/31/2012

REDEEM HOME HEALTH INC

679569

10368

DADS recertified 8/14/2009

03/31/2013

VCM HEALTHCARE LLC

679616

10556

DADS recertified 6/17/2011

06/30/2013

MAKAVIC HOME HEALTH LLC

679723

10270

DADS recertified 7/7/2011

01/31/2013

ABODE HOME HEALTH CARE

679742

12759

DADS recertified 3/7/2011

04/30/2013