Failure to Complete Annual Performance Evaluations for Nurse Aides
Penalty
Summary
The facility failed to complete required annual performance evaluations for two nurse aides, as evidenced by the absence of any such evaluations in their personnel files. Both nurse aides had been employed at the facility for multiple years and had worked several shifts during the review period. Despite requests, the facility was unable to provide documentation of completed annual evaluations for either employee. The Director of Nurses confirmed that performance evaluations should have been present in the personnel files and acknowledged that they had not been completed, attributing the oversight to a lapse in tracking and scheduling by human resources. No written facility policy on performance evaluations was provided when requested. This deficiency was identified through interviews and review of employee files, as well as time punch records confirming the ongoing employment and work activity of the nurse aides in question.