cms_AL: 42

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42 PLANTATION MANOR NURSING HOME 15015 6450 OLD TUSCALOOSA HIGHWAY P O BOX 97 MC CALLA AL 35111 2018-04-19 732 C 0 1 K9LV11 Based on observations, an interview, and a review of a facility policy titled, Nurse Staffing Posting Information the facility failed to ensure staffing hours were posted for shifts worked on two of three survey days. This had the potential to affect all ninety-eight residents residing in the facility. Findings Include: A review of a facility policy titled, Nurse Staffing Posting, with a copyright date of (YEAR), revealed: . Policy: It is the policy of this facility to make staffing information readily available in a readable format to resident and visitors at any given time. Policy Explanation and Compliance Guidelines: 1. The nurse staffing information will be posted on a daily basis and will contain the following information: . d. The total number and the actual hours worked by the following categories of licensed and unlicensed staff directly responsible for resident care per shift: i. Registered Nurses ii. Licensed Practical Nurses/Licensed Vocational Nurses iii. Certified Nurse Aides. An observation was made on 4/17/18 at 2:57 PM of a dry erase board at the center nurse's station. The following shifts were identified: 10:30 PM-7:00 AM; 6:30 AM-3:00 PM; and 2:30 PM-11:00 PM. The names of staff were on the board according to the shifts to be worked, but there were no hours posted for the 10:30 PM-7:00 AM shift. An observation was made on 4/17/18 at 4:52 PM of the dry erase board. The posting of hours worked for 10:30 PM-7:00 AM and 6:30 AM-3:00 PM shifts was not completed. An observation was made on 4/18/18 at 11:46 AM of the board where staffing was to be posted. There were no hours documented as worked on the board for the 10:30 PM-7:00 AM shift at that time. An observation was made on 4/18/18 at 4:48 PM of the staff posting board. There were no entries for hours worked for any of these shifts: 10:30 PM-7:00 AM, 6:30 AM-3:00 PM, and 2:30 PM-11:00 PM shifts. An interview was conducted on 4/18/18 at 4:57 PM with EI (Employee Identifier) #7, the ADON (Assistant Director of Nursing). EI #7 was asked who was responsible for posting the staffing hours. EI #7 reported she was responsible. EI #7 was asked where in the building were staffing hours posted. EI #7 answered at the front desk (center station) on the left wall. The surveyor and ADON observed the board at the front desk. EI #7 was asked if anything (hours) had been posted the past two days and she answered no. EI #7 was asked should the hours have been posted and she answered yes, after each shift. EI #7 was asked why and she answered so people would know how many actual hours were worked. 2020-09-01