Nurse Aides Worked Beyond 120 Days Without Required Certification
Penalty
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Summary
The facility failed to ensure that nurse aides who had been employed for more than four months were trained, competent, and had completed a state-approved training and competency evaluation program. Specifically, three nurse aides were found to have worked at the facility for over four months without obtaining certification as nursing assistants. Employee records showed that these nurse aides continued to work beyond the 120-day period allowed for certification. Interviews with the Administrator and the CNA Coordinator confirmed that the aides had exceeded the permitted timeframe for certification and had only recently been removed from the schedule due to this deficiency.