The New Jersey Department of Health failed to ensure workers at some nursing homes underwent background checks needed to ensure they did not have criminal records that disqualified them from the job, ...

A federal watchdog has issued its third 2025 report analyzing state oversight of background checks for nursing home employees, finding mixed results so far on compliance and enforcement. The latest ...

Criminal background checks have not been found to significantly limit the quantity or quality of candidates for nursing home jobs, a top nursing home advocate says. A recent government survey of ...

A federal probe found some New Jersey nursing homes did not complete background checks before employees started working, if ever. (Photo by Hal Brown for New Jersey Monitor) Originally published on ...