Based on review of employee personnel files and interview, the Agency failed to do a Nurse Aide Registry check prior to employment, for three of six employees hired. Findings include: 1. For Employee #1, the Agency did not request a Nurse Aide Registry check until after the date of hire. Employee #1 was hired on 3/14/22 as a Registered Nurse. A review of the employee's personnel file indicated the Agency did not request a Nurse Aide Registry check until 3/16/22. 2. For Employee #2, the Agency did not request a Nurse Aide Registry check until after the date of hire. Employee #2 was hired on 3/14/22 as a Registered Nurse. A review of the employee's personnel file indicated the Agency did not request a Nurse Aide Registry check until 3/16/22. 3. For Employee #3, the Agency did not request a Nurse Aide Registry check until after the date of hire. Employee #3 was hired on 4/27/22 as a Registered Nurse. A review of the employee's personnel file indicated the Agency did not request a Nurse Aide Registry check until 4/28/22. During an interview on 6/24/22 at 12:30 P.M., the Business Office Manager (BOM) said the Nurse Aide Registry checks for Employees #1, #2 and #3 were not conducted prior to employment, as required.
Every finding on record at Beacon Hospice, LLC
Springfield, Massachusetts · CCN 221573
1 finding across 1 survey, in the inspector's own words.
The inspector’s own words from form CMS-2567, unedited, including CMS’s own spacing. Names and some dates are redacted by CMS.
Survey of June 27, 2022
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