Expired GNA Certification Not Detected by Facility
Penalty
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Summary
Facility staff failed to ensure that a geriatric nursing assistant (GNA) maintained an active certification, as evidenced by a review of employee files during the annual survey. The surveyor requested the employment file for the GNA and found that the certification had expired. The Human Resource Director stated that certification and license expiration dates are tracked on a spreadsheet and reviewed monthly, but acknowledged that the expired certification was an oversight. The Administrator confirmed that the GNA's certification was expired, and the GNA was not working at the time of the survey.