Report 2007-121 Recommendation 4 Responses

Report 2007-121: Veterans Home of California at Yountville: It Needs Stronger Planning and Oversight in Key Operational Areas, and Some Processes for Resolving Complaints Need Improvement (Release Date: April 2008)

Recommendation #4 To: Veterans Affairs, Department of

To prevent its nursing staff from working excessive overtime, the Veterans Home should consider adopting a formal policy for distributing overtime more evenly among nurses, establishing a cap on how much overtime nursing staff may work, and monitoring overtime usage for compliance with these policies.

Annual Follow-Up Agency Response From January 2011

The Veterans Home created and implemented a new overtime policy. (2010-041, p. 134)

California State Auditor's Assessment of Annual Follow-Up Status: Fully Implemented

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