Ex-Cons Get Break in Nursing Homes
A newly enacted law to protect nursing home residents from sex offenders and other ex-cons is being watered down due to industry cries that it is too costly.
The Vulnerable Adults Protection Act requires that a criminal background check be performed on nursing home residents to keep sex offenders out of nursing homes or away from other residents within the nursing home. The proposed changes, heavily lobbied for by the nursing home industry, exempts residents from background checks unless the resident voluntarily confesses to past crimes on a questionnaire, essentially implementing the honor system to keep sex offenders away.
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