Rule/Regulation Violated:
C. A manager shall ensure that a personnel record for each employee or volunteer:
1. Includes:
a. The individual's name, date of birth, and contact telephone number;
b. The individual's starting date of employment or volunteer service and, if applicable, the ending date; and
c. Documentation of:
i. The individual's qualifications, including skills and knowledge applicable to the individual's job duties;
ii. The individual's education and experience applicable to the individual's job duties;
iii. The individual's completed orientation and in-service education required by policies and procedures;
iv. The individual's license or certification, if the individual is required to be licensed or certified in this Article or in policies and procedures;
v. If the individual is a behavioral health technician, clinical oversight required in R9-10-115;
vi. Evidence of freedom from infectious tuberculosis, if required for the individual according to subsection (A)(8);
vii. Cardiopulmonary resuscitation training, if required for the individual in this Article or policies and procedures;
viii First aid training, if required for the individual in this Article or policies and procedures; and
ix. Documentation of compliance with the requirements in A.R.S. § 36-411(A) and (C);
Evidence/Findings:
Based on observation, documentation review, record review, and interview, the manager failed to ensure a personnel record for each employee or volunteer included the the requirements in subsection C for one of three employees sampled. The deficient practice posed a risk as required information could not be verified for O1.
Findings include:
1. Upon arrival to the facility, the compliance officer was greeted and invited into the facility by O1.
2. A review of facility documentation revealed a policy and procedure titled, "Personnel Records." Under the title, "Policy Statement," the document stated, "The manager shall ensure that a personnel record for each personnel or volunteer is initiated upon hire and maintained throughout the personnel or volunteer's period of providing services in or for Mayfair Eden and for at least 24 months after the last date the personnel or volunteer provided services in or for the Assisted Living Facility."
3. Further review of facility documentation revealed under the title, "Procedure" the procedure stated, "A personnel record for each personnel or volunteer includes:
-The individual's name, date of birth, contact telephone number.
-The starting date of service and, if applicable, the ending date.
-Documentation of the individual's experience and qualifications, including skills, and knowledge applicable to the individual's job duties.
-Documentation of the individual's education that may include a copy of their license or certification, if required according to R9-10-806 Personnel or this Policy and Procedure.
-Documentation of the individual's completed orientation and as needed in-service education required by Policies and Procedures.
-Documentation of evidence of freedom from infectious tuberculosis, if required for the position.
-Documentation of cardiopulmonary resuscitation training, if required for the position.
-Documentation of first aid training, if required for the position.
-Documentation of fingerprint compliance, if required for the position."
4. The Compliance Officer requested all personnel records. However, O1's personnel record was not made available for review.
5. In an interview, E2 reported O1 was on a "trial period" and did not have a personnel record to review.
6. In an interview, E2 acknowledged O1 did not have a personnel record available for review.
Summary:
The following deficiencies were found during the on-site compliance inspection conducted on June 4, 2025: