Failure to Complete Required Background Checks for Direct Care Staff
Penalty
Summary
The facility failed to implement its written policy regarding abuse prevention by not ensuring that required criminal background checks were completed prior to allowing direct care staff to work with residents. Specifically, a Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) was employed and worked at the facility without a new criminal background check being conducted by the facility, despite the CNA having a background check from a previous employer. The CNA transferred from a sister facility and began working without the facility completing its own screening process. Interviews with the Administrator and Director of Nursing confirmed that the facility did not follow its established procedures for onboarding and background checks, as outlined in its abuse prevention policy. At the time of the deficiency, there were 52 residents residing in the facility.