tci Medicare Compliance & Reimbursement - 2003 Issue 7
Long-Term Care: STAFFING, NOT POLICING, KEY ON ELDER ABUSE, SAYS AHCA
Legislation to decrease abuse of the elderly would be better if it focused on the need to add staff in long-term-care facilities and train workers in anger management and similar skills, according to the American Health Care Association. The bill, introduced Feb. 10 by Sens. John Breaux (D-LA) and Orrin Hatch (R-UT), would establish federal offices to coordinate elder-abuse initiatives, require federal criminal background checks for LTC workers, require reporting of crimes that occur in LTC settings, implement victim-assistance programs, and provide training grants for law-enforcement officers and prosecutors. The bill also includes small programs, including demonstration projects, to...
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