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PLANTATION MANOR NURSING HOME |
15015 |
6450 OLD TUSCALOOSA HIGHWAY P O BOX 97 |
MC CALLA |
AL |
35111 |
2017-03-09 |
226 |
E |
0 |
1 |
VTS511 |
Based on interview, review of employee files, and the facility policy titled Policy and Procedure Abuse, Neglect, Exploitation And Reporting Abuse, the facility failed to ensure the abuse policy was fully implemented for the element of Screening, to include reference checks of all potential employees prior to hire. Three of six employee files reviewed did not include reference checks. This deficient practice had the potential to affect all 88 residents residing in the facility. The RESIDENT CENSUS AND CONDITIONS OF RESIDENTS (Form CMS-672) dated 3/6/2017 indicated the facility had a total of 88 residents. Findings include: Review of the facility policy titled Policy and Procedure Abuse, Neglect, Exploitation And Reporting Abuse, with a revised date of 12/1/2016 revealed the following: .Compliance Guidelines: . 3. Screening-Facility will screen potential employees for a history of abuse, neglect or mistreating residents. This includes attempting to obtain information from previous employers and/or current employers, .d. reference .check should be conducted on employees prior to or at the time of employment, . EI (Employee Identifier) #1 LPN (Licensed Practical Nurse), was hired at the facility on 10/12/2016. EI #2 CNA (Certified Nursing Assistant) was hired at the facility on 10/21/2016. A review of EI #1 and #2's employee files revealed there was not any documentation that references had been checked or investigated. On 3/8/2017 at 3:40 p.m. EI #4, ADON (Assistant Director of Nursing), responsible for reference checks on nursing staff, was asked about the facility policy for checking references prior to hire. EI #4 said, all employees should have a reference check prior to being hired. When asked where the documentation of reference checks was for EI #1 and #2, EI #4 said, she usually documented beside the reference listed on the application, but she failed to document those. EI #3, a House Keeper was hired at the facility on 10/31/2016. Review of EI #3's file revealed there was not any documentation that references had been checked or investigated. On 3/8/2017 at 4:00 p.m. EI #5, Environmental Service Manager, was asked who verified employee screening was completed prior to hire. EI #5 replied, the company contracted for house keeping employees sends the completed screening to him. When asked why EI #3's reference checks were not done before EI #3 started to work, EI #5 said, he did not notice the reference checks were not done. On 3/8/2017 at 6:00 p.m., EI #6 Abuse Coordinator, was asked what steps were taken to screen potential employee hires for a history of reported abuse. EI #6 said, reference checks were included in the screening. When asked why potential employees were hired prior to reference checks, EI #6 replied, I don't know. When asked who was responsible to ensure the abuse policy was followed, EI #6 stated, I am responsible. EI #6 said, it was important to check all potential hires references to make sure references were accurate and employees were truthful about their past employment experience. |
2020-09-01 |