F0947

F

Failure to Ensure Required Annual In-Service Training for CNAs

Conway Springs, Kansas Survey Completed on 03-17-2026

Penalty

No penalty information released

Summary

The facility failed to develop, implement, and permanently maintain an in-service training program for CNAs that ensured at least 12 hours of annual education with required topics such as dementia care and abuse prevention. During a survey with a reported census of 40 residents, review of training records for five CNAs employed more than one year showed that two CNAs had less than 12 hours of documented in-service training in the previous 12 months. One CNA, employed since 12/20/23, had eight hours of documented training, and another CNA, employed since 07/22/24, had seven hours of documented training. The Administrative Nurse confirmed that all CNAs were required to have 12 hours of training annually and acknowledged there were no additional training records for these CNAs, and the facility did not provide a policy governing the in-service training program.

These findings demonstrate that the facility did not ensure all CNAs received and had documentation of the minimum required annual in-service training hours, nor did it provide evidence of a formal policy to support and maintain the required training program.