According to research conducted by the Senate Committee on Aging, background checks prevented 5,000 applicants from receiving jobs caring for the elderly. Some legislators are pointing to these figures as justification for federally standardized procedures to prevent people with criminal records or a history of abusive behavior from preying on the elderly. Currently, each state maintains its own system and procedures for conducting background checks.
Source: "Background Checks Reduce Abuse of Elderly, Panel Says" by Kevin Freking, published in the Houston Chronicle.
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