Failure to Maintain Annual CNA Competency Training Requirements
Penalty
Summary
The facility failed to maintain the required minimum of 12 hours per year of competency training for Certified Nurse Assistants (CNAs), as mandated for all staff providing care to residents. During the survey, the administrator confirmed that all 164 residents received care from CNAs. When proof of annual CNA competency training was requested for several CNAs, the administrator was unable to provide documentation of the required hours due to a recent change in the computer-based training platform, resulting in incomplete records. The available in-service training hours for the reviewed CNAs ranged from 1.5 to 4 hours, which is significantly below the required 12 hours. The administrator acknowledged the inability to provide proof of compliance with the annual training requirement.