Based on record review, interview, and policy review, the provider failed to follow their policy and facility assessment to ensure an effective training program for one of two contracted (agency) staff (O). Finding included: 1. Review of the provider's 10/18/2024 Employee Orientation & Ongoing Education policy revealed: *Purpose: To assure all new employees, current employees, & volunteers receive the education and information required by federal, state, & facility regulations. *Policy Statements: Orientation Program for All New Employees includes the following: -Watching the Mandatory Extravaganza DVDs: *Disc 1: Mandatory. -Safety First. -Infection Prevention. -Workplace Environment. --Resident Rights and Compliance. *Disc 2: Caregiver. -Resident Care. -Caregiver Well-Being. …
F940 citations in South Dakota
Administration Deficiencies
Develop, implement, and/or maintain an effective training program for all new and existing staff members.
Data as of , released by CMS on October 8, 2026. Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog.
Against expectation — 2025
South Dakota cites F940 more often than its own record predicts
1.72 times the share F940 takes of citations nationally.
Of every deficiency written in South Dakota in 2025, this is the portion that was F940.
Each state is measured against its own expected share, not against other states.
In the surveyor’s words
What South Dakota surveyors wrote
F940 findings written in South Dakota, 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.
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