Failure to Provide Mandatory Infection Control Training to Staff
Penalty
Fine: $22,925
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Summary
The facility failed to ensure that four out of five staff members reviewed for education received the required mandatory training on infection control standards, policies, and the overall infection prevention and control program. During the survey, the surveyor requested evidence of infection control education for four Certified Nursing Assistants (CNAs), but the Nursing Home Administrator (NHA) was unable to provide documentation that these staff members had received the necessary training. The NHA confirmed in an interview that these CNAs should have received infection control education but did not. This deficiency has the potential to affect the entire resident census of 70.