Ensure that nurse aides who have worked more than 4 months, are trained and competent; and nurse aides who have worked less than 4 months are enrolled in appropriate training.
F728 in North Carolina. Pick another state for the same tag.
Against expectation — 2025
North Carolina cites F728 less often than its own record predicts
Versus expected share0.73×
0.73 times the national share — cited less often here than elsewhere.
Share of North Carolina citations0.05%
Of every deficiency written in North Carolina in 2025, this is the portion that was F728.
North Carolina0.05%
National0.07%
Share of all citations that were F728.
Each state is measured against its own expected share, not against other states.
In the surveyor’s words
What North Carolina surveyors wrote
F728 findings written in North Carolina, one from each severity band recorded here, most serious first.
Severity is as the surveyor wrote it. Some findings had already been corrected before the survey.
D · No harm, potential for more than minimal, isolatedSeptember 22, 2025
Based on record review and staff interviews, the facility failed to provide staff that met minimum competency requirements when they employed a staff member to work in the capacity of a nurse aide (NA) and were assigned NA tasks who had not completed a state-approved nurse aide training program, certification exam, or competency evaluation prior to providing direct care to residents. This deficient practice occurred for 1 of 8 staff reviewed for minimum competency requirements (Staff #17). …
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