Failure to Meet Nurse Aide Staffing Ratios
Penalty
Summary
The facility failed to meet the required nurse aide staffing ratios during the day shift for four out of seven days in the week of December 8, 2024. Specifically, on December 10, 12, 13, and 14, 2024, the facility did not provide the minimum of one nurse aide per 10 residents as mandated by the regulation effective July 1, 2024. This deficiency was identified through a review of nursing time schedules and confirmed during an interview with the Nursing Home Administrator on December 17, 2024, at 1:45 p.m.
Plan Of Correction
1. Scheduler will continue to schedule sufficient staffing for shift. 2. If a call off occurs, Scheduler or Shift Supervisor will check to see who can stay late or come in early and also post shift(s) with agency. 3. If aide position cannot be filled in time, Scheduler or Shift Supervisor will check to see if any nurses can stay late or come in early and will adjust staffing sheet to indicate any hours a nurse may have filled in as an aide. 4. Facility will continue to work on staff recruitment and retention as identified in our Facility Assessment. 5. Facility is participating in a job fair on 10/30/2024 to recruit more staff. 6. Facility will schedule additional staffing through staffing resources available to the facility.