Why you should screen your employees and volunteers [back to ScreenNow]

The importance of screening at the hiring stage cannot be overstated --especially when hiring for positions that require or facilitate regular contact with residents in your community’s charge.

A significant number of cases involving employees and volunteers at assisted living communities would not have occurred if the community had screened out known offenders during the employment search.

It is not unusual for an individual who has been terminated at one assisted living facility to seek employment at another--in the same area or even in another state.

You cannot be absolutely certain that you are screening out sexual abusers, but there are methods that help. These important guidelines should be considered seriously by any assisted living, skilled nursing, Alzheimer’s care, adult day care or in-home care when hiring any employee or seeking volunteers to work with children.