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A bill filed Tuesday would require that all nursing home staff, not just employees in direct contact with residents, be subject to background checks.
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The state House has approved a bill requiring long-term care facilities to run background checks using fingerprinting technology, a move that would be mostly funded by a $3 million federal grant. The state will kick in $1 million. The House approved the...
- Almost All Nursing Homes Have Employees With Criminal Past, Estimated 5% Of Employees; Background-check Bill Seems Dead
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- Board For Nursing-home Administrators Wants A Law To Let It Issue Secret Admonitions; Bill Is In Jeopardy
A bill that was introduced late and got a fast start, but has hit speed bumps and maybe a roadblock, would allow the Kentucky Board of Licensure for Nursing Home Administrators to admonish them in secret without the action being "considered a disciplinary...
- Cost Is One Obstacle For Bill That Would Require Coroners To Look Into Nursing Home Deaths
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- The Affordable Care Act & Nursing Home Abuse
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Bill would require background checks for all nursing home staff
A bill filed Tuesday would require that all nursing home staff, not just employees in direct contact with residents, be subject to background checks.State Sen. Tom Buford, R-Nicholasville, right, sponsored the legislation, saying the move would not cost the state any money, the Lexington Herald-Leader's Valarie Honeycutt Spears reports.
The bill would affect staff such as custodians, maintenance employees and food- service workers. Workers who has been convicted of a misdemeanor, if it is not related to abuse, neglect or exploitation of an adult, would still be eligible for hire. (Read more)
- Bill Passed That Would Require Fingerprint Background Checks At Nursing Homes
The state House has approved a bill requiring long-term care facilities to run background checks using fingerprinting technology, a move that would be mostly funded by a $3 million federal grant. The state will kick in $1 million. The House approved the...
- Almost All Nursing Homes Have Employees With Criminal Past, Estimated 5% Of Employees; Background-check Bill Seems Dead
A new federal report says 92 percent of nursing homes employ someone with a criminal record. Most states require such facilities to check the backgrounds of applicants for employment, but the standards vary and some, such as Kentucky, do not...
- Board For Nursing-home Administrators Wants A Law To Let It Issue Secret Admonitions; Bill Is In Jeopardy
A bill that was introduced late and got a fast start, but has hit speed bumps and maybe a roadblock, would allow the Kentucky Board of Licensure for Nursing Home Administrators to admonish them in secret without the action being "considered a disciplinary...
- Cost Is One Obstacle For Bill That Would Require Coroners To Look Into Nursing Home Deaths
A bill that would require coroners to be called when someone dies in a nursing home may be in jeopardy. At issue is how to pay for it. Chief State Medical Examiner Tracey Corey estimates she would need three more doctors, more support staff and more...
- The Affordable Care Act & Nursing Home Abuse
A Look at Nursing Home Abuse Elder abuse in nursing homes is largely due to the inadequate staff levels. According to a 2001 Health and Human Services (HHS) study, 90 percent of nursing homes are understaffed. Lack of adequate staffing is known...