cms_SC: 4283

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rowid facility_name facility_id address city state zip inspection_date deficiency_tag scope_severity complaint standard eventid inspection_text filedate
4283 PRUITTHEALTH-AIKEN 425145 830 LAURENS STREET NORTH AIKEN SC 29801 2016-07-12 356 B 0 1 443S11 Based on record review and interviews, the facility failed to post staffing information on a daily basis as required. Postings available for review failed to include resident census and the total number and actual hours worked by Registered Nurses (RNs), Licensed Practical Nurses (LPNs), and Certified Nursing Assistants (CNAs) directly responsible for resident care per shift. Lack of posting information had the potential to affect all residents and visitors who desired to obtain this information. The findings included: During the extended survey on 7-7-16, staff postings (1-1-16 through 6-30-16) were requested for review. The Administrator provided a notebook that s/he stated contained the requested information. The Director of Healthcare Services (DHS) provided a copy of the documents for review at 12:12 PM on 7-7-16. Review of the POS [REDACTED]. Restorative personnel were listed at the bottom of the forms with neither scheduled or actual hours noted. January, (YEAR) Postings were not available for the following dates: 1-1, 1-2, 1-3, 1-4,1-6 through 1-17, 1-19 through 1-24, and 1-26 through 1-31-16. The postings did not include the census on the following dates: 1-5, 1-18, and 1-25-16. Duplicate forms were reviewed that included discrepant staffing information and/or were missing census data for 1-18-16. February, (YEAR) Postings were not available for the following dates: 2-2, 2-3, and 2-4-16. The postings did not include the census on the following dates: 2-10, 2-11, 2-13, 2-18, 2-20, and 2-22-16. Multiple duplicate forms were reviewed that included discrepant staffing information and/or were missing census data: 2-1, 2-12, 2-16, 2-18, 2-19, 2-20, 2-22, 2-25, 2-26, 2-27, 2-28, and 2-28-18. March, (YEAR) Multiple duplicate forms were reviewed that included discrepant staffing information and/or were missing census data: 3-1, 3-9, 3-11, 3-12, 3-14, and 3-28-18. April, (YEAR) A posting was not available for 4-11-16. Multiple duplicate forms were reviewed that included discrepant staffing information and were missing census data: 4-4, 4-16, 4-17, 4-18, 4-20, 4-21, 4-22, 4-23, 4-24, 4-25, 4-26, 4-27, 4-28, and 4-29-16. May, (YEAR) The postings did not include the census on the following dates: The posting for 5-2-16 was missing CNA staffing information for 2 units. Multiple duplicate forms were reviewed that included discrepant staffing information and/or were missing census data:5-2, 5-3, 5-4, 5-5, 5-9, 5-11, 5-17, 5-18, 5-19, 5-20, 5-26, and 5-27-16. June, (YEAR) The 6-24-16 posting included 2 handwritten CNAs' names with question marks instead of hours behind their names. During an interview at 5 PM on 7-7-16, the Administrator reviewed the posting documents and verified multiple dates missing, dates duplicated, and those with census missing and discrepant staffing information. S/he stated s/he was sure the facility had them in the notebook. The DHS verified s/he had copied the documents from the notebook. No further documentation was provided. 2020-04-01