Failure to Ensure Required Annual In-Service Education for Nurse Aides
Penalty
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Summary
The facility failed to ensure that three nurse aides completed the required 12 hours of annual in-service education, as mandated by licensure regulations. Record reviews showed that one nurse aide had completed only 3.5 hours, another 5 hours, and a third 3 hours of training, despite being employed for sufficient time to meet the requirement. The Director of Nursing confirmed during an interview that the 12-hour education training requirement had not been met for these nurse aides and acknowledged that the facility lacked an effective system to track and ensure compliance with the required training hours. This deficiency had the potential to affect all 86 residents in the facility.