Failure to Provide Facility-Specific Infection Control Training
Penalty
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Summary
The facility failed to develop and implement a mandatory training course that included its own written standards, policies, and procedures for the Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) program. Record review showed that the infection control training provided to staff was a general overview and did not address the facility-specific IPC standards, policies, or procedures. The Director of Human Resources confirmed that the training was an online program provided by the corporate office and did not include requirements for contracted staff. During interviews, both the Director of Nursing and the Nursing Home Administrator were unaware that the IPC training was required to be specific to the facility.