Missing Documentation of State-Approved Training for Paid Feeding Assistants
Penalty
Summary
The facility failed to maintain records of successful completion of a State-approved paid feeding assistant training course for 6 of 12 staff members functioning as paid feeding assistants. Surveyors reviewed facility lists showing 12 staff designated as paid feeding assistants and 9 residents approved for the paid feeding assistant program. During an interview, the DON stated the facility could only locate documentation of completed State-approved training for 6 of the 12 paid feeding assistants. The DON identified specific staff, including the Life Enrichment Coordinator and multiple Dining Room Assistants, who had reportedly completed the paid feeding assistant training and had assisted residents with feeding, but the facility was unable to locate documentation verifying that these individuals had completed the required training. No additional clinical details or medical histories of the 9 residents approved for the paid feeding assistant program were provided in the report, and the deficiency centers on the absence of required training documentation for staff who assisted with feeding.
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