Failure to Document COVID-19 Vaccine Education and Status for Staff
Penalty
Summary
The facility failed to ensure that documentation was maintained showing that staff were educated about the risks and benefits of the COVID-19 vaccine, that the vaccine was offered to them, and that their vaccination status was recorded. Specifically, for two sampled staff members, the Director of Maintenance and a Registered Nurse, there was no documentation in their employee files regarding COVID-19 vaccination education, offer, or status. The facility's policy required that such education and documentation be provided and maintained for all staff and residents. During the survey, the Administrator was unable to produce records confirming that these two staff members had received education about the COVID-19 vaccine or had been offered the vaccine. A review of employee files and a search for a possible tracking spreadsheet did not yield the required documentation. The Administrator confirmed that one staff member had never received the vaccine and was unable to confirm the vaccination status of the other staff member at the time of the survey.