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Elder Abuse Agencies Reject Cases Experts Say They Should Investigate as Pa. Scales Back Oversight
Former specialists say county agencies rejected reports that should have been investigated, and state reviewers found about 30% of calls were classified incorrectly.
- Pennsylvania's Department of Aging sharply scaled back daily oversight of 'no-need' abuse reports after the Shapiro administration took office in 2023, leaving vulnerable seniors at risk.
- By the 2024-25 fiscal year, statewide 'no-need' designations had risen to 21%, exceeding levels that prompted the State Inspector General to intervene in 2018.
- In March, an Allegheny County agency classified a 65-year-old woman as 'no-need' despite life-threatening conditions, a decision four former protective services specialists deemed wrong.
- Department spokesperson Karen Gray called criticisms 'grossly inaccurate,' stating the agency monitors a sampling of no-need cases every 18 months and provides targeted feedback to counties.
- Retired aging services assessor Peter Hans argued that oversight gaps carry real human consequences, emphasizing the state's protective services program must keep vulnerable older Pennsylvanians safe.
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Elder abuse agencies reject cases experts say they should investigate as Pa. scales back oversight
Shortly after 10 a.m. on March 31, the state’s elder abuse hotline got a call about a 65-year-old woman who was potentially at imminent risk of danger.
·New York, United States
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Elder abuse agencies reject cases experts say they should investigate as state scales back oversight
Shortly after 10 a.m. on March 31, the state’s elder abuse hotline got a call about a 65-year-old woman who was potentially at imminent risk of danger. According to confidential documents obtained by Spotlight PA, the caller described the woman’s…
·Johnstown, United States
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