Topic: Aging Committee

$3.3M restored to keep workers serving city's seniors

NY Daily News - 398 days ago
Thousands of elderly New Yorkers and the people who care for them were breathing a collective sigh of relief Tuesday since city funding for case...

Background checks help protect elderly

AP News - 1672 days ago
Better Background Checks Paid Dividends for Elderly, Senate Committee ReportsAbout 5,000 applicants for jobs caring for the elderly have been rejected after background checks disclosed criminal records or a history of abusing patients.The results, compiled by the Senate Aging Committee ...

Better background checks paid dividends for elderly, committee reports

AP Features - 1672 days ago
About 5,000 applicants for jobs caring for the elderly have been rejected after background checks disclosed criminal records or a history of abusing patients.The results, compiled by the Senate Aging Committee, represent lawmakers' first efforts at evaluating a pilot program ...