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Pennsylvania
| May 12 2008 |
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| June 27 2003 |
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DAs want death penalty when elderly are killed |
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DAs in five counties pledge to seek new state law deeming murder of someone 70+ an aggravating circumstance that triggers the death penalty. |
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Post-Gazette
www.post-gazette.com
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Mark Belko
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| October 18 2003 |
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The hard case for criminal neglect; Shocking pictures led to a tough law; Elder abuse isn't always so clear-cut |
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Article reviews what has happened since enactment of a 1995 criminal neglect law. |
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Philadelphia Inquirer
www.philly.com
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Larry King
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| January 12 2004 |
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Pa. Supreme Court strikes down law banning elder-care work because of old crimes |
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On December 30, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court struck down a 1998 law that "barred nursing homes, personal care homes, mental retardation residences, home health agencies and other providers from hiring anyone with a criminal record that included almost any felony or with multiple misdemeanors of certain kinds…." |
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Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
http://www.post-gazette.com/localnews/20040112eldercrime0112p1.asp
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Gary Rotstein
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| February 10 2004 |
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State permits ex-cons to work; Guidelines redrawn for long-term care |
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In response to a Dec. 30 state Supreme Court ruling, the Pennsylvania Department on Aging has posted new guidelines allowing the hiring of those with criminal convictions by nursing homes and other facilities if the person can demonstrate they've been working with a care-dependent population for at least 5 years since their conviction with no problems. |
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Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/04041/271293.stm
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Gary Rotstein
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| March 22 2004 |
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Tighter personal care home rules in works |
- Vulnerable Adult Abuse
- Legislation
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Proposed changes to Pennsylvania's personal care home industry include increasing training requirements for administrators and staff, creating a new government funding stream to bolster care, toughening penalties for abuse and neglect, and placing some facilities in a new category of state-regulated housing called assisted living. |
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Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/04082/289669.stm
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Gary Rotstein
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| April 01 2004 |
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House OKs background checks; Bill would ban some convicts from jobs caring for elderly |
- Vulnerable Adult Abuse
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The House has passed a bill, HB 2319, that would impose a lifetime ban on nursing home and personal care employment for those convicted of any one of 16 violent or disabled adult abuse crimes. There would be a 10-year ban (with a special employment exemption at five years) for those convicted of any of 33 other crimes such as drug dealing and theft. |
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The Patriot-News
http://www.pennlive.com/news/patriotnews/index.ssf?/base/news/108081543287300.xml
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Charles Thompson
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| June 28 2004 |
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Bill aims to strike balance on patient safety, workers' rights; Legislation would create two categories for convictions |
- Vulnerable Adult Abuse
- Nursing Home
- Legislation
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Article discusses the issues involved in House Bill 2319, which would amend the Older Adult Protective Services Act to prevent people convicted of some crimes from working in long-term care facilities. |
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Pittsburgh Business Times
http://pittsburgh.bizjournals.com/pittsburgh/stories/2004/06/28/focus3.html
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Tracy Carbasho
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| August 03 2004 |
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Elderly Squirrel Hill Woman Victim of Scheme; Woman Not Hurt |
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A 90-year-old woman allowed a man who said he was a water repairman needing to check water pressure into her home, where he robbed her. |
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WPXI
http://www.wpxi.com/news/3611440/detail.html
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