NY State Caregivers Keep Jobs Despite Abuse

At New York state homes for the mentally disabled, firings are rare—even when caregivers abuse or neglect patients, the Poughkeepsie Journal reports. Of the state’s 20 attempted firings across some dozen facilities since 2007, 18 were unsuccessful; only 2% of disciplinary cases at more than 100 facilities led to…

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NY State Caregivers Keep Jobs Despite Abuse

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