F0729

C

Failure to Verify Active Nurse Aide Registry Status for Agency Staff

Robbinsdale, Minnesota Survey Completed on 03-17-2026

Penalty

Fine: $89,050

Summary

The facility failed to ensure that a nurse aide had a current competency evaluation on the Minnesota Nursing Assistant Registry before allowing her to work, affecting 1 of 1 nurse aides reviewed for registry verification and potentially all 71 residents. On 3/12/26 at 11:46 a.m., a nursing assistant (NA-A) reported it was her first shift at the facility, and the facility schedule for that date showed she was assigned to work a 7.5-hour day shift on the third floor, where 26 residents resided, with a total facility census of 71 residents. A Minnesota Nurse Aide Registry search, dated 3/13/26 at 11:45 a.m. and provided by the facility, showed NA-A’s registry status as inactive since 12/7/24. During interviews, the DON stated she trusted the staffing agency to send only staff who were on the registry and acknowledged the facility did not verify active status for agency staff, and the administrator confirmed that their process did not include verifying current certification of agency aides and that she expected only currently certified NAs would be sent. A facility policy related to this process was requested by surveyors but was not provided.