Failure to Post Daily Nurse Staffing Information
Penalty
Summary
The facility failed to post the required daily nurse staffing information on two consecutive days. Observations on the morning of the second day revealed that the staffing poster displayed in the front lobby was outdated, showing information from the previous day. Record reviews confirmed that the facility had scheduled various nursing staff, including CNAs, MAs, DON, ADON, MDS Nurse, Treatment Nurse, and LVN/RNs for both days in question, but the current staffing information was not posted as required. Interviews with staff clarified that the responsibility for posting the daily staffing numbers alternated between a medication aide (MA) and the DON, depending on their schedules. Both the MA and the DON acknowledged their roles in posting the information and confirmed that the posting had not occurred on the specified days. The DON admitted to not posting the staffing numbers when required, and both staff members recognized the importance of this task as a regulatory requirement.