Riverview Estates
RIVERVIEW ESTATES in MARQUETTE, KS — inspection on March 20, 2025.
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
Based on observation, interview, and record review, the facility
residents without knowing if they had been found guilty of abuse, neglect, exploitation, misappropriation of property, or mistreatment by a court of law.
This deficient practice placed the 23 residents of the facility at risk for potential abuse, neglect, or exploitation.
Findings included:
- On 03/18/25 a review of staffing for background checks for facility staff was completed.
Upon request and review the facility was unable to provide evidence a criminal background check had been completed before four employees began working around and with residents.
The facility records revealed the following staff started employment at the facility before the background checks returned:
Certified Nurse Aide (CNA) N started on 07/09/22 and the background check was not verified until 02/04/24.
CNA O started on 01/24/24 and the background check was not verified until 02/12/24.
Housekeeping Staff U started on 11/05/21 and the background check was not verified until 12/03/24.
Maintenance Staff V started on 02/20/24 and the background check was not verified until 02/22/24.
On 03/18/25 at 01:39 PM, Administrative Staff A verified the facility had not received the background checks for four staff prior to those staff working in the facility.
The facility's Monitoring Background Checks policy, dated 09/06/2021, stated following each background check on each newly hired employee, human resource personnel would routinely check the state website for the results of the checks.
The date of the background check, the result, and the date the result was recorded would be tracked.
The facility failed to perform background checks as required for four employees who were allowed access to residents without knowing if they had been found guilty of abuse, neglect, exploitation, misappropriation of property, or mistreatment by a court of law.
175497
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 175497 B.
Wing 03/20/2025
NAME OF PROVIDER OR SUPPLIER STREET ADDRESS, CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE
Riverview Estates 202 S Washington Street Marquette, KS 67464