Is there a cap on maximum amount of patients per day

Is there a regulation or law for the maximum amount of patients a home health nurse can see in one day? I posted a reply to another post describing my typical day and week.

The RN's may do 7-8 visits per day, including recerts, admits, etc. I'm part time and am committed to 4-8 hour days, but if I already have 7 people to see, and a medicare referral comes in at 4pm, I have to do the admission. I often do not see the patients I'm responsible for case managing, and they do not follow my schedule. I usually do the equivalent of a 12 hour day, and I'm trying to get out of this mess by getting a new job before I leave this one, but I have no time or energy left!

We also have no computers, no technology, and we're all swimming in paperwork.

The LPN's are paid hourly, and see from 7-9 patients per day. They case manage their patients, also.

Is any of this even legal? I would like to find the information online to find out if there is a cap on the amount of patients home health nurses can see in one day, and case manage, also.

If anyone has any info, please reply. Thank you.

Roxxy