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Atlanta nursing homes and assisted living facilities have an obligation to make sure staff members are not abusive or neglectful to patients. If a staff member engages in inappropriate behavior while doing his or her job in a nursing home environment, the nursing home can be held accountable. However, this is not the only situation...

Elderly Georgia residents who receive in-home care would be allowed to find out whether such workers have a history of abuse under a proposed state law. The proposed law would also give the state greater power to investigate allegations of abuse involving in-home healthcare workers throughout Georgia. Such legislation was recently approved by Georgia legislators...