(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 facility staffing sheets, it was determined that the facility failed to provide a minimum of 3.2 hours of direct resident care for each resident in a 24 period for 11 out of 21 sampled days. (Weeks of January 26, 2025, through February 15, 2025).
Findings include:
Review of facility nursing staffing sheets for the weeks of January 26, 2025, through February 15, 2025, revealed the following days where the staffing hours of direct resident care fell below the required 3.2 hours:
January 26, 2025- 2.98 hours February 6, 2025- 2.99 hours February 7, 2025- 2.99 hours February 8, 2025- 2.98 hours February 9, 2025- 2.83 hours February 10, 2025- 2.83 hours February 11, 2025- 2.90 hours February 12, 2025- 3.00 hours February 13, 2025- 2.99 hours February 14, 2025- 2.87 hours February 15, 2025- 2.98 hours
Staffing calculations, nursing staff schedules and staff punch reports were reviewed with the Nursing Home Administrator on February 4, 2025, at 11:00 a.m. The Nursing Home Administrator confirmed that the required staffing minimum of 3.20 hours of direct nursing care per resident was not met on the above dates.
| | Plan of Correction - To be completed: 03/26/2025
5640 The provider submits the following plan of correction in good faith and to comply with federal regulations. this plan is not an admission of wrong doing, nor does it reflect agreement with the facts and conclusions stated in the statement of deficiencies.
1. The facility cannot go back retro actively to correct this issue.
2. The NHA, DON, and staffing coordinator were educated by the regional nurse on the state required PPD of 3.2 per patient day.
3. The NHA/DESIGNEE WILL AUDIT THE DAILY ppd AS WELL AS THE PROJECTED ppd FOR THE UPCOMING DAY USING THE PA DOH gird to ensure the required PPD is being met.
4.Results of this audits will be submitted to the quality assurance committee to determine if further action is needed.
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