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| The criminal prosecutor's roles in assuring quality of care in long term care settings | | Author(s) | Ronald Whitley Costen |
| Journal title | Journal of Elder Abuse & Neglect, vol 8, no 3, 1996 |
| Pages | pp 21-36 |
| Source | http://www.tandfonline.com |
| Keywords | Neglect [care] ; Elder abuse ; Nursing homes ; Crime ; Criminal law ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | In 1990, allegations of the wounding and deaths of nursing home residents due to malnutrition, dehydration, and decubitus ulceration were made by Philadelphia long-term care advocates to the Pennsylvania Office of Attorney General. This paper describes the process by which the Office of Attorney General investigated and successfully prosecuted the corporation responsible for the deaths of two Philadelphia nursing home residents. It also describes the positive impact of the prosecution upon the overall quality of care in long-term care settings in Pennsylvania. (AKM). |
| Accession Number | CPA-980513206 A |
| Classmark | QNR: QNT: LHB: TWA: VX: 7T |
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