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Failure to Complete Required Background and Registry Checks for New Staff

Stuart, Nebraska Survey Completed on 03-11-2026

Penalty

No penalty information released

Summary

The facility failed to follow its own abuse, neglect, and misappropriation policy requiring pre-employment screening of all employees and volunteers before they worked with residents. The written policy stated that screening components included verification of references, certification and license verification, and criminal background checks. It further specified that, before new employees were permitted to work with residents, references and appropriate board registrations and certifications would be verified, and that the facility would not employ individuals found guilty of abuse, neglect, exploitation, misappropriation of property, or mistreatment. The policy also required a criminal background check on all prospective employees, with significant findings resulting in denial of employment in accordance with state and federal regulations.

Record review showed that one nursing assistant, hired on 8/5/25, did not have a criminal background check completed. Another staff member in dietary, hired on 9/26/25, did not have either a criminal background check or an Adult and Child Central Registry check completed. In an interview, the Business Office Manager confirmed that all new employees were required to have criminal background checks and Adult/Child Central Registry checks completed upon hire, and acknowledged that these checks had not been completed for the two identified staff members, despite the facility census being 27 residents.