Failure to Verify Nurse Aide Registry Status Prior to Employment
Penalty
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Summary
The facility failed to ensure that nursing assistants were properly screened through the nurse aide registry (OBRA) prior to providing care to residents. Specifically, two certified nursing assistants were hired without documentation in their personnel files confirming that OBRA registry checks had been completed. This was confirmed through both interview and record review, which revealed that the required registry verification was missing for both staff members at the time of their hiring. The absence of these checks meant that the facility did not verify whether the nursing assistants were qualified and eligible to provide care before they began working with residents.