Failure to Provide Required CNA In-Service Training and Annual Performance Evaluations
Penalty
Summary
The facility failed to ensure that Certified Nurse Assistants (CNAs) received the required 12 hours of annual in-service education and annual performance evaluations as outlined in facility policy. Specifically, three out of six sampled CNAs did not complete the mandated 12 hours of in-service training for the year, with one CNA receiving only ten hours, another eleven hours, and a third only six hours. The Assistant Director of Nursing confirmed these deficiencies during record reviews and interviews. The facility's policy requires all nurse aide personnel to participate in no less than 12 hours of in-service education per employment year to ensure continuing competency. Additionally, the facility did not complete annual performance evaluations for two out of eight sampled CNAs. One CNA's last performance evaluation was completed over a year prior, and two recently hired CNAs had no documented performance evaluations in their employee files. The Director of Staff Development Assistant was unable to provide current evaluations for these staff members, despite facility policy requiring annual performance reviews for all employees.