Failure to Provide Required Annual In-Service Education to Nurse Aides
Penalty
Summary
The facility failed to provide at least 12 hours of annual in-service education to nurse aides within 12 months of their hire date anniversary, as required by policy and regulation. A review of staff education records and facility policy revealed that five nurse aides received significantly fewer hours of in-service training than mandated, with individual totals ranging from one to four hours during their respective annual periods. The deficiency was confirmed by the Nursing Home Administrator during an interview, who acknowledged that the required training had not been completed for these staff members. This finding was based on a review of facility policy, staff education records, and staff interviews, and it specifically involved five nurse aides who did not meet the annual in-service education requirement.