Published • loading... • Updated
Weaknesses with Pa. Aging Department’s Oversight Could Leave Older Adults at Risk, Audit Finds
Auditors said the department’s new monitoring system and training gaps could leave older adults at risk, and they issued more than three dozen recommendations.
- Auditor General Tim DeFoor released a stinging audit Wednesday identifying 10 deficiencies in the Pennsylvania Department of Aging's oversight of 52 local Area Agencies on Aging that provide protective services to older adults.
- Auditors found the department's new Comprehensive Aging Performance Evaluation system monitors agencies only every 18 months, contradicting state law, while lacking a weighted scoring system that previously identified serious risks to older adults.
- The audit criticized the department for failing to track suspicious deaths during active investigations and for allowing local agencies to exceed the regulatory 20-day deadline for investigating abuse and neglect allegations involving people aged 60 or older.
- Department of Aging Secretary Jason Kavulich disputed the findings, calling the audit a "political move" and a "backward-looking, punitive approach" that fails to capture improvements under the new monitoring system.
- State Sen. Wayne Langerholc Jr. urged the department to take "immediate action" for older adult safety, while DeFoor noted the office has already implemented some of the 39 recommended fixes.
Insights by Ground AI
25 Articles
25 Articles
The Toronto Star+13 Reposted by 13 other sources
Weaknesses with Pa. aging department’s oversight could leave older adults at risk, audit finds
The Pennsylvania Department of Aging’s oversight of local agencies charged with preventing elder abuse is riddled with weaknesses and deficiencies that could leave vulnerable older adults at further risk of
·Toronto, Canada
Read Full Article
‘Falling through the cracks': Auditor General releases scathing report on Department of Aging, saying seniors are paying the price
DeFoor says the department is not doing a good job identifying at-risk older adults and those who might be at risk of harm or mistreatment
·Pennsylvania, United States
Read Full Article
Coverage Details
Total News Sources25
Leaning Left8Leaning Right2Center10Last UpdatedBias Distribution50% Center
Bias Distribution
- 50% of the sources are Center
50% Center
L 40%
C 50%
Factuality
To view factuality data please Upgrade to Premium
