Rehabilitation Center Of South Georgia
Rehabilitation Center of South Georgia in TIFTON, GA — inspection on July 4, 2024.
Found 1 citation. Severity: Standard violations.
Health inspections identify deficiencies that facilities must correct within required timeframes. Violations range from minor documentation issues to serious safety concerns and are subject to follow-up verification.
Inspection Findings
Review of documents provided by the facility, referred to as the employee file, for the Administrator indicated the date of hire was 10/19/2023 and the file failed to include reference checks for employment.
Review of documents provided by the facility, referred to as the employee file, for Director of Nursing (DON) indicated the date of hire was 12/01/2014 and the file failed to include reference checks for employment.
Review of documents provided by the facility, referred to as the employee file, for Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) 5 indicated the date of hire was 11/19/2010 and the file failed to include reference checks for employment.
During an interview on 7/3/2024 at 10:42 pm, Human Resources (HR) confirmed there were no employment reference checks for the above-named staff.
Human Resources stated there was a previous Human Resource employee who had not completed references on employees, and she identified this when she completed an audit of the employee files.
During an interview on 7/3/2024 at 3:47 pm, the Administrator stated that reference checks were completed to determine if the applicants were suited to work in the residents' home.
The Administrator stated their expectation was for the references to be completed prior to hire.
115676
Form Approved OMB
STATEMENT OF DEFICIENCIES (X1) PROVIDER/SUPPLIER/CLIA (X2) MULTIPLE CONSTRUCTION (X3) DATE SURVEY AND PLAN OF CORRECTION IDENTIFICATION NUMBER: COMPLETED A.
Building 115676 B.
Wing 07/04/2024
NAME OF PROVIDER OR SUPPLIER STREET ADDRESS, CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE
Rehabilitation Center of South Georgia 2002 Tift Avenue North Tifton, GA 31794