The case for stronger caregiver vetting in home care

The case for stronger caregiver vetting in home care 
Home Health Care News; by Audrie Martin; 10/24/24 
Direct care workers are, in many ways, the collective face of home-based care organizations. They are who clients and patients interact with. Therefore, regulators and providers are increasingly taking a closer look at who they’re hiring in the first place. While it is shocking to see caregivers commit crimes against clients, it does happen. About one in six people aged 60 and older experienced some form of abuse during 2023, according to the World Health Organization. Rates of abuse against older people have increased since the COVID-19 pandemic and are predicted to continue rising as many countries experience rapidly aging populations. To combat this trend, increased vetting is essential when hiring individuals to care for seniors in their homes. 
Editor's note: Related, disturbing articles we posted recently include ...

• Home health care aide charged with manslaughter in death of elderly central Florida man;
• Law Offices of Robert E. Brown, P.C. files lawsuit in high-profile home care attendant neglect case involving alleged violent assault on elderly hospice patient;
• Victim of hospice nurse wonders how she could've stolen from them.