Senate Bill Would Create Nationwide Background Checks for Long-Term Care Workers; Predators sometimes hired to care for our most vulnerable citizens, say sponsors
Friday, June 8th, 2007.
A bill was introduced in the Senate today that would prevent those with criminal histories from working within long-term care settings by establishing a nationwide system of background checks.
The sponsors say that “Under the disorganized, patchwork system of background checks that exists today, employers trying to hire caregivers cannot always determine which applicants have records of abuse or a history of committing violent crimes. As a result, predators are sometimes hired to take care of our most vulnerable citizens, working in situations where they can cause enormous harm.”
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