Failure to Provide Required Infection Prevention and Control Training to Staff
Penalty
Summary
The facility failed to ensure that four randomly selected staff members, including three Certified Nursing Assistants (CNAs) and one Dietary Aide, received the required training on infection prevention and control as mandated by the facility's own policies. The policy specifies that all staff must participate in initial orientation and annual in-service training, including infection prevention and control standards, prior to providing services to residents and annually thereafter. During a review of employee records, the surveyor was unable to find documentation verifying that these staff members had completed the required training. When questioned, the Nursing Home Administrator (NHA) acknowledged the lack of documentation and stated that there was no further evidence of completed required trainings for the selected staff. The NHA also indicated that education was a problem within the facility and mentioned considering the designation of a training coordinator. The absence of documented infection prevention and control training for these staff members had the potential to affect all 39 residents in the facility.