ABUSE OF OUR ELDERS: HOW WE CAN STOP IT: On Wednesday, July 18, Senate Special Committee on Aging Chairman Herb Kohl will address growing problem of elder abuse, and highlight national solutions. The hearing will be at 10:30 a.m.. The live webcast can be listened to at www.aging.senate.gov. Senate Committee on Aging Introduces Bipartisan Bill to Create Nationwide System of Background Checks ACTION NEEDED! Please write your Senator asking them to support a Nationwide System of Background Checks for Long-Term Care Workers. This bill would create a new system that would coordinate abuse and neglect registries with state law enforcement registries, and also add a federal component to the background check by searching the FBI's national database of crimanl history records. To learn more click here.
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