Failure to Obtain Required FBI Background Check Prior to Hiring Staff
Penalty
Summary
The facility failed to thoroughly screen an individual prior to hire by not obtaining a required FBI criminal background check for one of five employee records reviewed (Employee E3). The facility’s Criminal Record/FBI Check Policy, revised March 14, 2022, required that a criminal record check and, when applicable, an FBI national check be processed for all staff members upon hire, specifying that an FBI check is required if the staff member is not a current Pennsylvania resident or has not been a state resident for the two years preceding the application. Review of Employee E3’s personnel record showed that this employee was hired on December 18, 2025, with no evidence that an FBI check had been initiated or completed. In an interview on February 20, 2026, at 12:43 p.m., the Nursing Home Administrator confirmed that Employee E3 had not been a Pennsylvania resident for the required two-year period and that the FBI check had not been completed, resulting in noncompliance with the facility’s policy and regulatory requirements related to screening for abuse, neglect, exploitation, or theft findings.
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