PA stops analyzing cause of death in open elder abuse cases
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Records reveal Shapiro admin stopped tracking why older adults die during abuse, neglect investigations
The state started tracking deaths as older adults were dying in alarmingly higher numbers. Then a top aging official halted the process.


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Records Reveal Shapiro Admin Stopped Tracking Why Older Adults Die During Abuse, Neglect Investigations
Spotlight PA is an independent, nonpartisan and nonprofit newsroom producing investigative and public-service journalism that holds power to account and drives positive change in Pennsylvania. Sign up for our free newsletters. HARRISBURG — The Shapiro administration in 2024 stopped collecting information on why older adults in Pennsylvania die during open abuse and neglect investigations, and no longer examines whether delays or other investigat…
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