Failure to Provide Required Annual CNA Education and Dementia Training
Penalty
Summary
The facility failed to ensure that Certified Nurse Assistants (CNAs) completed the required 12 hours of annual education, including mandatory training in dementia care and abuse prevention. Record review showed that six CNAs had received between 0 and 2.5 hours of education in the past year, far below the required amount. The Administrator confirmed that the in-service records provided were limited to short sessions, with most lasting only 30 minutes and only one session lasting an hour. Additionally, there was no documentation of dementia training for the year, and the Administrator admitted that dementia training within 60 days of hire, as required by facility policy, was not being conducted. The facility's Employee Education policy mandates a coordinated staff education plan, including both pre-service and annual requirements in key areas such as infection control, abuse prevention, and dementia care. Despite this, both the Administrator and the Director of Nursing acknowledged that the required education hours had not been met for the CNAs reviewed. The deficiency has the potential to affect all 60 residents currently residing in the facility, as documented in the daily census report.