Failure to Meet Minimum Nursing Care Hours
Penalty
Summary
The facility failed to meet the regulatory requirement of providing a minimum of 3.2 hours of direct nursing care per resident in a 24-hour period for three out of seven days reviewed. Specifically, on December 7, 2024, the facility provided only 2.84 hours of direct care per resident, 3.13 hours on December 8, 2024, and 3.06 hours on December 9, 2024. This deficiency was identified through a review of staffing documents and confirmed during an interview with the Nursing Home Administrator, who acknowledged that the facility was not meeting the required minimum hours of direct care.
Plan Of Correction
1. All residents received care in accordance with their plan of care and attending physician orders. 2. The Clinical Leadership Team and scheduler review the schedule daily. In the event of call offs, the facility follows staffing policies including exhausting all possible replacements from internal staffing pool and contracted agency staff. The facility continues to offer incentives, coordinate staffing schedules, and replace call-offs per policy while actively continuing to hire for all open positions and additional pool staff. 3. All Nursing Staff will be educated on the Nursing Ratios and PPD requirements and the importance of maintaining the schedule as posted. 4. To monitor and maintain ongoing compliance, the DON or designee will audit staffing weekly for 4 weeks, then monthly for two months. Results will be taken to the QAPI for review and revision as needed.