Failure to Provide Required QAPI Training to Nurse Aides: Five of five nurse aides reviewed did not complete annual QAPI education. Personnel records and continuing education transcripts showed no QAPI training for each aide, and the NHA confirmed the missing training during interview. The job description required staff to complete assigned education and training as required by law or regulation.
An LPN did not receive required QAPI training during the past year of employment. Review of the personnel and training records showed no documentation of QAPI education, and the IP confirmed the missing training for one of five direct care staff reviewed.
Failure to provide required QAPI training for a nurse aide. Facility policy required mandatory QAPI training for staff, but the aide’s personnel file did not show annual in-service training in the required period. HR confirmed the facility did not provide QAPI training for one of three staff members reviewed.
Facility failed to provide required QAPI training for five of five Nurse Aides reviewed. The facility assessment stated all personnel were to receive QAPI education, but the education records for the Nurse Aides showed no documented QAPI training, and the NHA confirmed there was no evidence of annual QAPI education.
Failure to provide QAPI training to four of five direct care staff was identified. The NHA stated the facility could not locate education records for an LPN, two NAs, and an RN for the year reviewed, and the HR Director confirmed the missing training records.
Missing QAPI Training for Five Staff Members: The facility failed to provide annual QAPI in-service training for five staff members, including two NAs, an RN, and an LPN. Personnel files did not show credible QAPI training for the review period, and the NHA confirmed the lapse during interview.
Failure to provide required QAPI training for five staff members, including an LPN, an RN, and three NAs. Facility policy required all staff to complete regular in-service education on QAPI, but personnel files showed no annual QAPI training for the review period, and the NHA confirmed there was no employee education for the year reviewed.
The facility failed to provide QAPI training for five of ten staff members, including an RN, an LPN, activity staff, and an NA. Review of staff training records showed no documented QAPI training for these employees, and the NHA confirmed the omission during interview.
Failure to provide required QAPI training for three staff members. Review of training records showed an OT, a dietary aide, and an activities assistant did not have documented annual QAPI in-service education, despite the facility assessment stating all staff would receive this training. The NHA confirmed the lapse during interview.
The facility failed to provide required Quality Assurance and Performance Improvement (QAPI) training to multiple staff members, including an LPN, a food service assistant, nurse aides, and an agency NA. Facility policies required annual in-service and continuing education for nurses and NAs, including at least 12 hours annually for NAs in accordance with OBRA, to be completed by each staff member’s anniversary date. Review of personnel files showed that five of seven sampled staff lacked documentation of annual QAPI in-service training for their most recent anniversary year, and the Clinical Nurse Educator confirmed that these staff had not received the required QAPI training.
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