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COMMERCIAL INVESTIGATIONS LLC
Where do all the sex offenders go when they can no longer take care of themselves? To nursing homes, assisted living
facilities and retirement communities. Do not assume that because they can no longer care for themselves that they also
no longer have sex offender tendencies. According to the Chicago Sun-Times, the daughter of a 77-year-old nursing
home resident reported that an 83-year-old convicted sex offender, who was also a nursing home resident, raped her
mother.
Recently, many reports on sex offenders have appeared on the nightly news and in daily newspapers. If you Google “sex
offender nursing home,” the results returned include information from ten different states in just the first three pages.
Implementation of background checks by nursing homes, assisted living facilities and retirement communities are an
effective means to eliminate sex offenders from employment. But that alone does not completely eliminate the potential
for sexually violent crimes to occur in these facilities. Background checks should also be conducted on prospective
residents. Another way to mitigate this risk is to require vendors and subcontractors to conduct background checks on
any person who will be onsite. This doesn’t completely eliminate the potential for such crimes, as these types of
facilities are often high traffic areas for visitors, but it does mitigate the risk and provide an added level of protection for
both residents and employees.
Minimizing the risk of sex offenses occurring in a long-term care residential setting is a responsibility not to be taken
lightly. Every long-term care administrator should consider including resident background checks as part of their facility’
s admission policy. Family members should inquire about the admission policy before placing a loved one in a long-term
care residential setting. Anyone that already has a loved one in a nursing home, assisted living facility or retirement
community, should inquire about the current policy in place and advocate for a policy to be implemented if none exists.
In addition to identifying convicted sex offenders, thorough resident background checks will also reveal individuals that
have been convicted of non-sexual but physically harmful crimes, such as battery, assault, and even murder.
The State of Illinois recently enacted legislation that requires all nursing home residents to undergo criminal background
checks. It is probable that other states, including New York, will eventually follow suit.
Caring for and protecting our society’s elderly and disabled is the noble cause undertaken by long term care residential
facilities. That is why it is so important for administrators to be proactive when it comes to sex offender management.
Make it a priority.
facilities and retirement communities. Do not assume that because they can no longer care for themselves that they also
no longer have sex offender tendencies. According to the Chicago Sun-Times, the daughter of a 77-year-old nursing
home resident reported that an 83-year-old convicted sex offender, who was also a nursing home resident, raped her
mother.
Recently, many reports on sex offenders have appeared on the nightly news and in daily newspapers. If you Google “sex
offender nursing home,” the results returned include information from ten different states in just the first three pages.
Implementation of background checks by nursing homes, assisted living facilities and retirement communities are an
effective means to eliminate sex offenders from employment. But that alone does not completely eliminate the potential
for sexually violent crimes to occur in these facilities. Background checks should also be conducted on prospective
residents. Another way to mitigate this risk is to require vendors and subcontractors to conduct background checks on
any person who will be onsite. This doesn’t completely eliminate the potential for such crimes, as these types of
facilities are often high traffic areas for visitors, but it does mitigate the risk and provide an added level of protection for
both residents and employees.
Minimizing the risk of sex offenses occurring in a long-term care residential setting is a responsibility not to be taken
lightly. Every long-term care administrator should consider including resident background checks as part of their facility’
s admission policy. Family members should inquire about the admission policy before placing a loved one in a long-term
care residential setting. Anyone that already has a loved one in a nursing home, assisted living facility or retirement
community, should inquire about the current policy in place and advocate for a policy to be implemented if none exists.
In addition to identifying convicted sex offenders, thorough resident background checks will also reveal individuals that
have been convicted of non-sexual but physically harmful crimes, such as battery, assault, and even murder.
The State of Illinois recently enacted legislation that requires all nursing home residents to undergo criminal background
checks. It is probable that other states, including New York, will eventually follow suit.
Caring for and protecting our society’s elderly and disabled is the noble cause undertaken by long term care residential
facilities. That is why it is so important for administrators to be proactive when it comes to sex offender management.
Make it a priority.
News Release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact:
Michelle Pyan, Commercial Investigations LLC President
518-271-7546
michellepyan@commercialinvestigationsllc.com
Michelle Pyan, Commercial Investigations LLC President
518-271-7546
michellepyan@commercialinvestigationsllc.com
| WHERE DO ALL THE SEX OFFENDERS GO? |
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and affordable employment BACKGROUND INVESTIGATIONS. CI provides accurate, timely, cost effective and
fully compliant reports supported by high standards of customer service. CI also offers consulting services to
assist organizations with reviewing and auditing their BACKGROUND INVESTIGATIONS processes for compliance,
effectiveness and efficiency. CI provides the PROACTIVE TRUTHTM regarding applicants, thereby reducing
turnover and limiting exposure to civil liability.
and affordable employment BACKGROUND INVESTIGATIONS. CI provides accurate, timely, cost effective and
fully compliant reports supported by high standards of customer service. CI also offers consulting services to
assist organizations with reviewing and auditing their BACKGROUND INVESTIGATIONS processes for compliance,
effectiveness and efficiency. CI provides the PROACTIVE TRUTHTM regarding applicants, thereby reducing
turnover and limiting exposure to civil liability.
DATE: MARCH 2006