CMS Group Releases Report on Criminal Employment at Nursing Homes

The Long-Term Care Criminal Convictions Work Group, which consists of CMS employees and volunteers from 11 state agencies, has released a report that urges providers and states to agree upon what a "direct access employee" is and whether a person with a criminal background should be allowed to work in a nursing home.

According to a March 2011 report from the Department of Health and Human Services, 92 percent of nursing homes employ at least one person with a criminal conviction.

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