Staff development software for the whole DSD job.
Draco Staff Development runs a skilled-nursing or assisted-living facility’s training, compliance, credential verification and survey readiness in one place — automating the renewals, reminders and reports a Director of Staff Development would otherwise do by hand, with deep California support (CDPH forms, OASYS) built in.
Get early accessBuilt and used daily by a working DSD at a California skilled-nursing facility. Opening to more facilities soon.
| Employee | Health | License | CPR | OIG | In‑service |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARA. Rivera, RN | |||||
| MCM. Cho, CNA | |||||
| JPJ. Patel, LVN | |||||
| DWD. Williams, CNA | |||||
| SNS. Nguyen, RN |
You didn’t become a nurse to live in spreadsheets.
In-service calendars, CNA renewals, license checks, OIG screening, fit-test logs, evaluation due-dates, survey binders — the staff-development job is a hundred moving parts, each with its own deadline and its own consequence if it slips. Draco Staff Development keeps every one of them current as a byproduct of normal use, and tells you the moment something needs attention. Survey readiness stops being a scramble.
Your whole program on one screen
Every requirement, every employee, every deadline — scored, current, and survey-ready as a byproduct of normal use.
| Employee | Health | License | CPR | OIG | In‑service |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARA. Rivera, RN | |||||
| MCM. Cho, CNA | |||||
| DWD. Williams, CNA |
A look at what’s inside
The work that used to live in binders, spreadsheets and state portals — in one place, each screen built to the rule it satisfies.
Renew your CNAs — and let the software file it with the state.
Track every renewal from draft to approved and auto-assemble the complete CDPH packet. When a CNA’s hours and records all check out, Draco files the renewal through CDPH’s OASYS portal for you and records the confirmation number — no more re-keying into the state system by hand.
Build the schedule with your ratios in view.
Lay out the pay period across AM, PM and NOC shifts, reconcile names, and export or email the grid. NHPPD ties the schedule straight to your hours-per-patient-day, so the HSC §1276.65 minimum — 3.5 hours, at least 2.4 by CNAs — is never a guess.
| Staff | Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A. Rivera, RN | D | D | · | D | D | · | · |
| M. Cho, CNA | E | E | E | · | · | E | E |
| J. Patel, LVN | N | N | N | N | · | · | · |
| D. Williams, CNA | D | · | D | D | D | D | · |
Never miss a CDPH All-Facility Letter again.
Every CDPH AFL, archived and searchable, with an alert the moment a new one drops — next to your facility document vault. A policy change reaches you before a surveyor asks whether you saw it.
Everything a Director of Staff Development actually does
Every job the role touches, in one login — each screen built to the California and federal rule it satisfies (CMS 42 CFR §483.95, Title 22, HSC §1276.65, Cal-OSHA).
The compliance matrix
Every employee graded against ~20 requirements — health screening, immunizations, licensure, CPR/BLS, background clearances, in-services and evaluations — with expired vs. never-recorded shown honestly, per licence and per department.
Staff records & credentialing
One always-current record per employee: license & certification history, occupational health (TB, physical, Hep B, flu, respirator fit-test), education and discipline, and a secure document vault with role-tiered SSN handling. Bulk-import a whole roster in minutes.
CNA renewals, on autopilot
Track every renewal from draft to approved, auto-assemble the full CDPH packet, and — when a CNA’s hours and records all check out — file it through CDPH’s OASYS portal for you, returning the confirmation number.
Official CDPH forms
Fill the state’s official forms on screen — 283C, 283A, the 278 series, 279 and 276A — print, retain, and keep every version on file.
Verification & screening
Live CDPH CNA/HHA registry checks, RN/LVN license verification against the state boards, daily OIG LEIE exclusion screening and Medi-Cal S&I — so you never bill Medicare or Medicaid for an excluded worker.
Training & in-service
Plan the year on a training calendar, run recurring sessions, capture numbered sign-in sheets, issue certificates, and track each CNA’s CEU progress against the CDPH 48-hour / 12-per-year rules.
Scheduling & staffing
Build the pay-period schedule across AM/PM/NOC shifts, reconcile names, and export or email it — with NHPPD tying the schedule to your hours-per-patient-day (HSC §1276.65).
Survey readiness
A weighted readiness score, a facility-records register (fire drills, P&P, Facility Assessment, POCs, minutes), the CDPH entrance checklist, your CMS survey & deficiency history, and the daily NHPPD sheet.
Evaluations
Skills competency check-offs to the official CDPH 276A, a performance-review builder with weighted scoring and captured signatures, resident-care evaluations, and “due” rosters so nothing lapses.
AFL library & documents
A searchable archive of CDPH All-Facility Letters with an alert the moment a new one drops, plus a facility document vault — so a policy change never slips past you.
Integrations & imports
Nightly Relias auto-import files completions to the right employee and maps them onto compliance requirements; AHA BLS/HeartSaver rosters flow in too — no more copy-paste from spreadsheets.
Automation & reporting
Around 25 scheduled reminders and reports sent for you — class & in-service reminders, renewal watch-lists, license-expiry alerts, a Weekly Brief — plus 20+ data-backed reports you can print, export or email, branded as your facility.
- Every feature above — no tiers, no add-ons
- Unlimited staff records for the facility
- 14-day free trial at launch — cancel anytime
- Your data stays yours, isolated to your facility
Not ready for the full platform? Get the ready-to-teach in-service library as a one-time purchase, or license it for your whole facility.
Be first when Draco Staff Development opens to your facility
Leave your email and we’ll tell you the moment early access opens — and send you our free Annual In-Service Compliance Checklist in the meantime.