LA Times: Planned background checks for in-home healthcare workers are criticized

Reporting from Sacramento - A storm of protest has erupted over the Schwarzenegger administration’s push to require prospective home health aides for the elderly and disabled to begin undergoing criminal background and fingerprint checks next week.

Social service chiefs in counties throughout the state have warned that they aren’t ready to begin the time-consuming new application process — and the delay could mean some elderly and frail patients would go without care. For more…