Failure to Ensure Nurse Aide Certification or Enrollment in Training Program
Penalty
Summary
The facility failed to ensure that nurse aides employed for more than four months were either certified or enrolled in a state-approved nurse aide training and competency evaluation program. Review of staffing schedules, personnel files, and staff interviews revealed that three nurse aides had been working beyond the four-month period without obtaining their CNA certification or being enrolled in a CNA program. Specifically, one nurse aide hired in January had not obtained certification or enrollment by late June, another hired in August of the previous year was also uncertified by June, and a third hired in April remained uncertified as of June. The Director of Nursing confirmed that these nurse aides had not yet obtained their CNA certification as required.