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Response to Nursing Home Abuse Response to Nursing Home Abuse
CALL FOR STRONGER RESPONSE TO NURSING HOME ABUSE
A new report from the General Accounting Office (GAO), requested by Sens. Chuck Grassley and John Breaux, finds that local and state enforcement authorities have played a limited roll in investigating cases of physical and sexual abuse of nursing home residents. The report was the subject of a Senate Special Committee on Aging hearing on March 4, 2002.
The GAO report entitled, "Nursing Homes: More Can Be Done to Protect Residents from Abuse" was released on March 4 and is available on line.
Testimony of all panelists appearing before the Senate Special Committee on Aging can be found on the committee's website.
NCCNHR calls for stronger response to nursing home abuse. See press release issued on March 4, 2002.
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