Based on record review and interview, the facility failed to ensure that two of two contracted Certified Nursing Assistants (CNA) AA and BB were trained and competent in abuse prevention protocols established by the facility prior to providing direct resident care. This deficient practice was evidenced by the facility permitting a contracted CNA AA to provide direct care despite having failed the mandatory abuse training examination, resulting in the verbal and mental abuse of Resident (R)1 (who verbalized being afraid). This failure had the potential to affect all 110 residents residing in the facility.Findings include:Review of the facility policy titled Abuse, Neglect, Exploitation, or Mistreatment last revised 11/1/17 stated, Component II: Training 1. …
F947 citations in South Carolina
Nurse aide training · Nursing and Physician Services Deficiencies
Ensure nurse aides have the skills they need to care for residents, and give nurse aides education in dementia care and abuse prevention.
Data as of , released by CMS on October 8, 2026. Source: CMS Provider Data Catalog.
Against expectation — 2024
South Carolina cites F947 less often than its own record predicts
0.53 times the national share — cited less often here than elsewhere.
Of every deficiency written in South Carolina in 2024, this is the portion that was F947.
Each state is measured against its own expected share, not against other states.
In the surveyor’s words
What South Carolina surveyors wrote
F947 findings written in South 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.
Based on interviews and record review, the facility failed to ensure that two Certified Nursing Assistants ((CNA)s #20 and CNA#13), out of five sampled, were in-serviced annually on dementia care, abuse prohibition, and additional training which would ensure CNA staff were competent to perform their duties within a nursing home. This failure placed 40 residents at risk for improper care and services. Findings include: 1. Review of CNA#20's personnel file, provided by the facility, revealed the staff member was hired on 06/13/06. Review of the staff member's personnel file, CNA#20 went to as needed (PRN) status on 03/01/16. CNA#20 had no evidence of participating in annual in-services since 2016. …
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