Failure to Provide Required Dementia Care Training to Staff
Penalty
Summary
Facility staff failed to ensure that all staff received the required training related to the care of residents with cognitive impairments, including dementia. During interviews and a review of facility documentation, it was determined that two out of five certified nursing assistants reviewed did not complete the necessary training for caring for cognitively impaired residents. The staff development coordinator was responsible for providing training and orientation, and the facility's annual training schedule was supposed to include dementia care. However, training records showed that two certified nursing assistants had not received this required training, as confirmed by the staff member overseeing training and the documentation reviewed.