Failure to Provide Required RN Coverage
Penalty
Fine: $61,335
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Summary
The facility failed to ensure that a Registered Nurse (RN) was scheduled for at least eight consecutive hours daily, as required by both facility policy and regulatory standards. Review of staffing schedules for a specified period revealed that on one date, there was no RN present in the facility for the required duration. This was confirmed during an interview with the Clinical Director, who acknowledged the absence of an RN on that day. The facility's own policy mandates the presence of an RN for at least eight consecutive hours each day, seven days a week. The census at the time was 68 residents, all of whom had the potential to be affected by this lapse.