TEMPERATURES HIT 30 DEGREES.
LAURA PODESTA, CBS NEWS, NEW
YORK.
SENATOR AMY KLOBUCHAR SAYS
THE FEDERAL ADMINISTRATION IS
ROLLING BACK PROTECTIONS FOR
SENIORS IN NURSING HOMES.
97% OF ALLEGATIONS OF NEGLECT,
PHYSICAL ABUSE, UNEXPLAINED
SERIOUS INJURY, AND THEFT IN
MINNESOTA'S SENIOR FACILITIES
WERE NEVER INVESTIGATED.
AFTER THAT SENATOR KLOBUCHAR
ASKED THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES TO
PREVENT ELDER ABUSE.
NOW SHE SAYS THE CURRENT
ADMINISTRATION IS TAKING A STEP
IN THE WRONG DIRECTION BY
ROLLING BACK PROTECTIONS FOR
THE ELDERLY.
IT REALLY MAKES ME
CONCERNED.
IT'S ONE THING TO BE PRAGMATIC
ABOUT IT.
IT'S ANOTHER WHEN YOU HAVE A
BACKLOG OF COMPLAINTS, A
DOUBLING OF OUR SENIOR
POPULATION BY 2050.
YOU SHOULD BE DOING MORE
ENFORCEMENT AND NOT LESS.
SHE SAYS SHE BELIEVES
