Failure to Provide Required RN Coverage
Penalty
Fine: $39,215
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Summary
The facility failed to ensure that a Registered Nurse (RN) was on duty for eight consecutive hours each day, as required. Review of staffing schedules showed that there was no RN scheduled on two specific dates. On one of these dates, the Director of Nursing (DON) worked only 6.5 hours, and on the other date, there were no RN hours at all. These findings were confirmed through interviews with both the DON and the Administrator, who verified the lack of required RN coverage on the identified dates. This deficiency had the potential to affect all 53 residents residing in the facility, as the absence of an RN for the required hours was not limited to a specific group of residents.