(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 per 10 residents during the day shift for 12 of 21 days reviewed, one nurse aide per 11 residents during the evening shift for four of the 21 days reviewed, and one nurse aide per 15 residents during the night shift for 16 of 21 days reviewed.
Findings include:
Review of nursing staff care hours provided by the facility revealed the following nurse aides (NA) scheduled for the resident census:
Day shift:
July 5, 2024, 11.75 nurse aides for a census of 124, requires 12.40 nurse aides. July 6, 2024, 10.50 nurse aides for a census of 124, requires 12.40 nurse aides. July 7, 2024, 10.00 nurse aides for a census of 124, requires 12.40 nurse aides. July 8, 2024, 11.50 nurse aides for a census of 123, requires 12.30 nurse aides. July 11, 2024, 11.00 nurse aides for a census of 120, requires 12.00 nurse aides. July 15, 2024, 11.00 nurse aides for a census of 116, requires 11.60 nurse aides. July 17, 2024, 10.50 nurse aides for a census of 121, requires 12.10 nurse aides. July 19, 2024, 12.00 nurse aides for a census of 122, requires 12. 20 nurse aides. July 20, 2024, 8.50 nurse aides for a census of 121, requires 12.10 nurse aides. July 21, 2024, 10.50 nurse aides for a census of 119, requires 11.90 nurse aides. July 22, 2024, 10.00 nurse aides for a census of 119, requires 11.90 nurse aides. July 23, 2024, 10.50 nurse aides for a census of 119, requires 11.90 nurse aides.
Evening shift:
July 4, 2024, 10.00 nurse aides for a census of 124, requires 11.27 nurse aides. July 5, 2024, 10.50 nurse aides for a census of 121, requires 11.27 nurse aides. July 11, 2024, 10.81 nurse aides for a census of 120, requires 10.91 nurse aides. July 20, 2024, 10.00 nurse aides for a census of 119, requires 10.82nurse aides
Night shift:
July 4, 2024, 7.00 nurse aides for a census of 124, requires 8.27 nurse aides. July 5, 2024, 7.00 nurse aides for a census of 124, requires 8.27 nurse aides. July 6, 2024, 7.00 nurse aides for a census of 124, requires 8.27 nurse aides. July 7, 2024, 7.00 nurse aides for a census of 123, requires 8.20 nurse aides. July 8, 2024, 7.00 nurse aides for a census of 122, requires 8.13 nurse aides. July 9, 2024, 6.00 nurse aides for a census of 120, requires 8.00 nurse aides. July 11, 2024, 7.0 nurse aides for a census of 120, requires 8.00 nurse aides. July 13, 2024, 6.63 nurse aides for a census of 116, requires 7.73 nurse aides. July 17, 2024, 7.50 nurse aides for a census of 121, requires 8.07 nurse aides. July 18, 2024, 6.00 nurse aides for a census of 122, requires 8.13 nurse aides. July 19, 2024, 7.00 nurse aides for a census of 121, requires 8.07 nurse aides. July 20, 2024, 6.00 nurse aides for a census of 119, requires 7.93 nurse aides. July 21, 2024, 7.00 nurse aides for a census of 118, requires 7.87 nurse aides. July 22, 2024, 7.00 nurse aides for a census of 119, requires 7.93 nurse aides. July 23, 2024, 7.00 nurse aides for a census of 119, requires 7.93 nurse aides. July 24, 2024, 6.50 nurse aides for a census of 121, requires 8.07 nurse aides.
Interview with the Director of Nursing on July 25, 2024, at 12:30 PM confirmed the above noted findings.
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1. The facility cannot retroactively correct the identified days the facility did not ensure the correct staffing ratios for nurse aides was met.
2.There was the potential for any resident to be affected.
3.The facility continues to recruit and hire Certified Nursing Assistants and utilizes staffing agencies to help fill open shifts. The facility will continue to implement emergency staffing strategies that include the use of nursing management providing direct resident care. The DON/Designee will monitor the staffing schedule, including ratios, daily with the scheduling department.
4.The Director of Nursing/Designee will monitor the staffing ratios daily to ensure the correct nurse aide ratio requirements have been met. Audits will occur 1x a week for 4 weeks 2x a month x 2 months then monthly x 3 months. The findings of these quality monitoring's to be reported to the Quality Assurance/Performance Improvement Committee monthly and/or until substantial compliance is met. Quality Monitoring schedule modified based on findings.
5.Date of completion will be 8/6/24.
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