Failure to Ensure Timely Certification of Nurse Aides
Penalty
Summary
The facility failed to ensure that full-time nurse aides who had been employed for more than four months completed a State-approved training and competency evaluation program within the required timeframe. During a review of personnel files for ten nurse aides, it was found that four had not completed the necessary training or passed the required competency evaluation within four months of their hire dates. Specifically, one nurse aide had not completed a course after being hired, another had not completed a course, a third had not passed the test and needed to retake the course, and a fourth had also not completed a course. The Executive Director confirmed that these nurse aides were not certified nursing assistants and acknowledged the need for improvement in ensuring timely certification.