What if a potential paid feeding assistant hire has completed a paid feeding assistant course approved by MDH but it was taught at a different nursing home?
If an individual has passed an approved paid feeding assistant curriculum offered in Minnesota, that competency is considered portable from one Minnesota nursing home to another Minnesota nursing home. Documentation of successful completion of the approved paid feeding assistant training course is required and must be retained by the nursing home in the employment file. Reminder: the paid feeding assistant is under the supervision of the Director of Nursing (DON), therefore, the DON must assure that the paid feeding assistant is competent in those feeding skills.
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- If a potential paid feeding assistant hire has completed a paid feeding assistant training course approved by another state survey agency will that course be honored in Minnesota?
- Can an approved paid feeding assistant curriculum be taught by an establishment other than a licensed nursing home?
- How will potential paid feeding assistants who have had substantiated abuse/neglect on their record be identified?
