Failure to Complete Pre-Employment Abuse Registry Checks for Non-Clinical Staff
Penalty
Summary
The facility failed to complete all required pre-employment checks for two of eight sampled new employees, specifically a Dietary Aide and an Activities Assistant. According to the facility's abuse prevention policy, all potential employees are to be screened for a history of abuse, neglect, or mistreatment, including checks of multi-state registries and license verifications. However, review of the personnel files revealed that the Kentucky Nurse Aide Abuse Registry check was not completed for either the Dietary Aide or the Activities Assistant prior to their employment. During an interview, the Administrator confirmed that while license verifications were performed for clinical staff such as CNAs and nurses, the registry check was not conducted for non-clinical staff, as they did not possess licenses to verify. The absence of a dedicated Human Resources staff member at the time contributed to this oversight.