Failure to Provide Required Infection Control Training to Direct Care Staff
Penalty
Summary
The facility failed to provide required infection control training to most of the direct care staff reviewed as part of its infection prevention and control program. The facility’s Continuing Education policy dated 9/22/25 stated that all levels of employees are expected to complete required trainings within designated time frames, and the Human Resources Director reported that education is conducted on a calendar-year basis from January through December. However, review of 2025 facility education documents showed that a nurse aide (Employee E1), a registered nurse (Employee E3), another nurse aide (Employee E4), and another registered nurse (Employee E6) had no documented infection control training. In a subsequent interview, the Nursing Home Administrator confirmed that the facility failed to provide infection control training to these direct care staff members, in violation of 28 Pa. Code 201.14(a) and 201.20(c). No residents or specific patient conditions were mentioned in the report, and the deficiency centered solely on the lack of mandatory infection control education for direct care personnel as required by facility policy and state regulations.
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