Failure to Provide Required Annual CNA In-Service Training
Penalty
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Summary
The facility failed to provide regular annual training for certified nursing assistants (CNAs), as required for their 12 hours of in-services each year. Review of personnel files for three CNAs showed no evidence of ongoing training throughout the year. Instead, the facility discontinued its online training program over a year ago and began giving staff a packet of in-service materials for the entire year at orientation and annually, with only the first page signed by the employee. There was no system in place to track or verify that staff actually read or completed the training materials, as confirmed by the Human Resource Director. This lack of regular and verifiable training had the potential to affect all 111 residents in the facility.