Failure to Obtain Required Employment References During Staff Hiring
Penalty
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Summary
The facility failed to fully implement its abuse prohibition procedures by not adequately screening two of five newly hired employees. According to the facility's Resident Abuse policy, screening potential employees requires obtaining references from their most recent or previous employers. A review of personnel files showed that for one Dietary Manager and one Housekeeping staff member, there was no documentation that the facility had contacted their previous employers for references or employment verification. The Nursing Home Administrator confirmed that there was no evidence of such contact for these two employees, indicating the facility did not follow its own established policy for employee screening.