Failure to Complete Pre-Employment Background Check for Nurse Aide
Penalty
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Summary
The facility failed to conduct a criminal background check prior to allowing a nurse aide to begin working on the nursing unit. Review of personnel records showed that the nurse aide started employment on 3/17/25, but the criminal background check was not completed until 5/28/25. This was confirmed by the Nursing Home Administrator during an interview. The deficiency was identified in one out of five personnel records reviewed, indicating that the required screening procedures for abuse, neglect, exploitation, or misappropriation of resident property were not followed as mandated by federal and state regulations.