Failure to Provide Required Dementia Training to Nurse Aides
Penalty
Summary
The facility failed to ensure that nurse aides received the required six hours of dementia training within six months of hire and three hours annually, as evidenced by a review of 10 employee records. Specifically, three certified nurse aides working on the skilled unit did not have the mandated number of dementia training hours prior to working with residents diagnosed with dementia. One aide had only 1.5 hours, another had 1 hour, and a third had 1.5 hours of dementia training. The Employee Experience Manager confirmed that all documented dementia training was provided through email and it was the staff's responsibility to complete it, with department managers receiving reports on outstanding training. There was no facility policy on dementia training, and the facility relied on state and federal regulations.