Failure to Complete Initial Competency Assessments for Newly Hired CNAs
Penalty
Summary
The facility failed to ensure that nurses and nurse aides had appropriate initial competency assessments completed upon hire, as required to maximize each resident’s well-being. Record review showed that three certified nurse aides (CNA #5, CNA #10, and CNA #11) did not have completed competency/skills checklists corresponding to their hire dates of 04/11/25, 12/02/25, and 09/25/25, respectively. The Director of Nursing (DON) identified a total of 14 licensed staff members who should have had initial competencies completed. On 03/04/26 at 9:28 a.m., the business office manager confirmed there were no skills checklists or competencies available for the requested employee files. Later that day, at 11:03 a.m., the DON stated that the facility should be conducting initial skills competencies on staff and did not know why these were not completed.
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