Failure to Ensure Required In-Service Education for CNAs
Penalty
Fine: $24,700
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Summary
The facility failed to ensure that five Certified Nurse Aides (CNAs), each employed for more than 12 months, completed the required 12 hours of in-service education within the past year. Record review showed that none of the sampled CNAs had documentation of completing the mandated in-service training, which includes education in dementia care and abuse prevention. During an interview, an administrative nurse confirmed that it was a team responsibility to ensure direct care staff received the required education, and acknowledged the facility had recently hired a clinical nursing educator to assist with in-services. Additionally, the facility was unable to provide a policy related to the required yearly in-service education.