(3) Effective July 1, 2024, a minimum of 1 nurse aide per 10 residents during the day, 1 nurse aide per 11 residents during the evening, and 1 nurse aide per 15 residents overnight.
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Observations:
Based on a review of nursing staffing hours and staff interview, it was determined that the facility failed to ensure a minimum of one nurse aide (NA) per 10 residents during the day shift for eight of 21 days reviewed; failed to ensure a minimum of one NA per 11 residents during the evening shift for 10 of 21 days reviewed; and failed to ensure a minimum of one nurse aide (NA) per 15 residents during the overnight shift for seven of the 21 days reviewed.
Findings include:
A review of nursing care hours provided by the facility from September 22 through 28, 2025;October 27, 2025, through November 2, 2025; andNovember 24 through 30, 2025, revealed the following NAs scheduled for resident census:
Day shift (requires one NA per 10 residents):
September 25, 2025, 7.0 NAs for a census of 74; required 7.4 NAs
September 26, 2025, 7.0 NAs for a census of 73; required 7.3 NAs
October 28, 2025, 7.0 NAs for a census of 77; required 7.7 NAs
October 30, 2025, 7.63 NAs for a census of 78; required 7.8 NAs
October 31, 2025, 6.63 NAs for a census of 81; required 8.1 NAs
November 1, 2025, 6.0 NAs for a census of 81; required 8.1 NAs
November 2, 2025, 6.69 NAs for a census of 81; required 8.1 NAs
November 24, 2025, 7.0 NAs for a census of 81; required 8.1 NAs
Evening shift (requires one NA per 11 residents):
September 22, 2025, 6.5 NAs for a census of 75; required 6.82 NAs
September 23, 2025, 6.0 NAs for a census of 75; required 6.82 NAs
September 24, 2025, 6.44 NAs for a census of 74; required 6.73 NAs
September 28, 2025, 6.5 NAs for a census of 73; required 6.64 NAs
October 27, 2025, 6.0 NAs for a census of 77; required 7.0 NAs
October 28, 2025, 6.5 NAs for a census of 77; required 7.0 NAs
October 30, 2025, 6.5 NAs for a census of 80; required 7.27 NAs
October 31, 2025, 4.5 NAs for a census of 81; required 7.36 NAs
November 1, 2025, 5.0 NAs for a census of 81; required 7.36 NAs
November 2, 2025, 3.5 NAs for a census of 81; required 7.36 NAs
Overnight shift (requires one NA per 15 residents):
October 27, 2025, 5.0 NAs for a census of 77; required 5.13 NAs
October 29, 2025, 5.0 NAs for a census of 78; required 5.2 NAs
October 30, 2025, 5.0 NAs for a census of 81; required 5.4 NAs
October 31, 2025, 5.0 NAs for a census of 81; required 5.4 NAs
November 1, 2025, 5.0 NAs for a census of 81; required 5.4 NAs
November 26, 2025, 5.0 NAs for a census of 79; required 5.27 NAs
November 30, 2025, 5.0 NAs for a census of 78; required 5.2 NAs
Interview with the Nursing Home Administrator on December 1, 2025, at 12:25 PMconfirmed that the facility did not meet regulatory nurse aide ratios as evidenced above.
| | Plan of Correction - To be completed: 01/26/2026
1. The facility cannot retroactively correct the NA ratio; since the staffing citation 2. An in-service will be conducted, and a weekly audit of upcoming nursing schedules will be conducted to ensure compliance with the nurse aide to resident ratios. 3. 5 new NA's have been hired since the citation. 4. Facility will make reasonable attempts to acquire new staff and to continue improving staff retention. 5.The NHA/Designee will review nurse aide to resident ratios weekly to ensure regulatory compliance. Any concerns/issues will be reviewed monthly to the facility's QAPI Committee
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