Failure to Complete Timely Background Check for CNA
Penalty
Summary
The facility failed to conduct a required Health Care Worker Registry background verification for a certified nurse aide (CNA) prior to allowing the employee to work and provide care to residents. Specifically, the CNA was hired in August 2000, but the facility did not complete a Uniform Conviction Information Act (UCIA) background check or a fingerprint-based background check at the time of hire. The facility was unable to provide documentation of any background checks for this CNA until 2006, and only provided a current Health Care Worker Registry background check during the survey in April 2025. This deficiency was identified during a review of personnel files and interviews with the Human Resource Director, who confirmed that no background checks were available for the CNA from the time of hire until several years later. The lack of timely background verification has the potential to affect all 66 residents currently residing in the facility, as unverified staff may have direct access to residents and their records.