Failure to Complete Annual Performance Reviews for Nursing Assistants
Penalty
Summary
The facility failed to ensure that annual performance reviews were completed for four out of five nursing assistants whose personnel files were reviewed. Specifically, one nursing assistant had not received a performance review since October 2022, another since February 2023, a third since July 2023, and for the fourth, no documentation of any performance review could be provided. The administrator confirmed that annual performance reviews should be conducted by nurse managers and overseen by the DON, but acknowledged that documentation for recent reviews was missing for these staff members. The employee handbook states that annual reviews are to be provided on or around each employee's anniversary date of employment. This deficiency had the potential to affect all residents who could receive care from these staff members.