Failure to Provide Required CNA Training and Education
Penalty
Summary
The facility failed to ensure that Certified Nurse Assistants (CNAs) completed the required 12 hours of education per year, including mandatory dementia care and abuse prevention training. The administrator confirmed that only three in-services were provided to CNAs in the past year, covering sexual harassment, resident rights and abuse, and emergency preparedness. There was no documentation of the duration of these in-services, and the facility did not track the total hours of education or the specific content to ensure compliance with training requirements. Additionally, the facility did not provide any dementia care training to CNAs in the past year. Record review showed that several CNAs, including those hired over the past year, only attended the three documented in-services and did not receive the required 12 hours of continuing education or dementia care training. The administrator also stated that the facility does not have a policy on required CNA trainings and does not maintain centralized records to track in-service hours or content. At the time of the survey, the facility had 46 residents who could potentially be affected by this deficiency.