Failure to Ensure Nurse Aides Complete Required Annual Training Hours
Penalty
Summary
The facility failed to ensure that five sampled nurse aides completed at least 12 hours of ongoing training annually, as required by regulation. Record reviews showed that each of the five nurse aides had not met the minimum training hours based on their individual employment dates. Specifically, the training hours completed by each aide ranged from 3.82 to 10.82 hours within their respective annual periods, with some hours being discounted due to duplicate courses. The facility's assessment listed required training topics but did not provide evidence that the 12-hour annual education requirement was being met for nurse aides. An interview with the Nursing Home Administrator confirmed that the sampled nurse aides had not completed the required ongoing training. The deficiency had the potential to affect all residents in the facility, which had a census of 39 at the time of the survey. No information was provided regarding the medical history or condition of specific residents related to this deficiency.