Failure to Provide Required Annual In-Service Training for CNAs
Penalty
Summary
The facility failed to ensure that five Certified Nurse Aides (CNAs), each employed for over a year, received the required annual in-service training. Record review showed that none of the five CNAs had documentation of at least 12 hours of in-service training for the previous 12 months, as required by facility policy. Additionally, the required training topics, including dementia management and abuse prevention, were not completed by any of the five CNAs. For one CNA, the only documented training was on Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation. Interviews with administrative nursing staff confirmed awareness of the deficiency, noting that a new program had recently been implemented to address the issue moving forward. The facility's policy mandates that all nurse aide personnel participate in regularly scheduled in-service training classes totaling no less than 12 hours per employment year and covering specific topics, but this was not met for the reviewed period. The lack of required training placed residents at risk for decreased quality of care.