(2) Effective July 1, 2024, the total number of hours of general nursing care provided in each 24-hour period shall, when totaled for the entire facility, be a minimum of 3.2 hours of direct resident care for each resident.
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Observations:
Based on review of nursing schedules and staff interviews, it was determined that the facility failed to provide 3.20 hours of direct resident care for each resident for 18 of 21 days (24-hour periods) reviewed.
Findings include:
Nursing time schedules provided by the facility for the days of February 3-23, 2026, revealed that the facility provided only 3.09 hours of direct care for each resident on February 3, 2026, 3.06 hours of direct care for each resident on February 4, 2026, 3.04 hours of direct care for each resident on February 5, 2026, 2.69 hours of direct care for each resident on February 6, 2026, 2.89 hours of direct care for each resident on February 7, 2026, 2.81 hours of direct care for each resident on February 8, 2026, 2.99 hours of direct care for each resident on February 9, 2026, 3.11 hours of direct care for each resident on February 10, 2026, 3.03 hours of direct care for each resident on February 11, 2026, 3.17 hours of direct care for each resident on February 12, 2026, 2.97 hours of direct care for each resident on February 13, 2026, 2.85 hours of direct care for each resident on February 14, 2026, 2.80 hours of direct care for each resident on February 15, 2026, 3.01 hours of direct care for each resident on February 19, 2026, 2.85 hours of direct care for each resident on February 20, 2026, 3.06 hours of direct care for each resident on February 21, 2026, 3.05 hours of direct care for each resident on February 22, 2026, and 2.69 hours of direct care for each resident on February 23, 2026.
Interview with the Regional Director of Clinical Services on February 25, 2026, at 8:50 a.m. confirmed that the facility did not meet the required daily hours of direct resident care for each resident on the days listed above.
| | Plan of Correction - To be completed: 03/23/2026
1) The facility cannot retroactively correct nursing hours per patient day (PPD) 2) Facility will schedule to meet the required PPD. The facility will make every effort to use internal and external resources to meet staffing PPD of 3.20. 3)The regional vice president of operations/designee has re-educated the nursing home administrator, director of nursing, and scheduler on the requirement to provide 3.20 hours of direct care per resident. The staffing is reviewed each day for the subsequent day by the NHA and/or DON to ensure adequate staffing to meet the required 3.20 PPD. 4) To monitor and maintain ongoing compliance, the NHA/designee will audit deployment sheets to ensure the facility staffing meets the required PPD each day. Audits will be done 5x/week for 4 weeks and 3x/week for 4 weeks. The results of the audits will be forwarded to the facility Quality Assurance and performance improvement committee for further review and recommendations.
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