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32 | Allegation: Staff are not adequately trained.
It was alleged that there are many staff members who are not trained.
On 11/13/2025, between the hours of 11:12am - 11:22am, LPA interviewed A1, who denied the allegation and stated that in-service training for staff is conducted once a month, and this month's training will address fall risk.
On11/13/2025 between 9:15am - 1:21pm, the Department interviewed 9 staff regarding the allegation. 9 of 9 staff denied the allegation and stated they receive in-service training on a regular basis.
On 11/13/2025, between 8:20am - 2:00pm, the Department 10 residents: 8 of 10 residents denied the allegation and stated the staff know what they are doing when helping residents and have not noticed a difference between newer staff and those who currently work or formerly worked at the facility. 2 of 10 residents did not confirm nor deny the allegation; R6 stated "no comment," while R8 stated doesn't think much about it because they don't know which staff are new and that does not involve them.
On 12/16/2025, between 8:35am - 11:15am, the Department conducted a records review and observed that the facility conducted twenty-nine (29) in-service trainings between January 28, 2025 and September 29, 2025. Each training included a sign-in sheet acknowledging staff participation and understanding of the material presented. Topics covered during these training included new employee orientation; sexual harassment (1 hour); workplace violence (1 hour); injury and illness prevention; bloodborne pathogens (30 minutes); missing resident response procedures; dementia and memory care practices (5 hours); activities of daily living and personal care; medication administration; infection control (3 hours); residents’ rights and mandated reporting; fall and elopement safety; housekeeping and food safety practices; activity programming; customer service (3 hours); and applicable facility policies and procedures.
On 05/18/2026, between 11:00am -12:00pm, the Department conducted an additional records review (requested training on multiple dates such as 04/03, 04/17, 05/13) of personnel files for A1 and S1–S10 which included training certificates, medication training documentation, shadow training logs, and facility in-service sign-in sheets. The review revealed that all eleven (11) staff had completed the required New Employee 20-Hour Training, with completion dates ranging from 2021–2025. Nine (9) staff had current Sexual Harassment Prevention Training, and six (6) staff completed Workplace Violence Prevention Training in 2024–2025. Four (4) staff completed the 8-hour Medication Technician Training, and three (3) staff completed the full Basic Medication Training Course supported by 16-hour medication shadow-training logs documenting instruction in medication ordering, storage, documentation, medication passing, refusal procedures, and communication. |