Member facilities of the Western New York Association of Homes and Services for the Aging (WNYAHSA) have access to a background check program through Erie County's Central Police Services. This program enables senior care facilities to hire employees of the highest caliber. In addition, the program provides a comprehensive pre-hiring tool and verification process to avoid hiring inappropriate employees.

WNYAHSA and other Western New York senior care providers worked with Central Police Services for many months to establish the program. Central Police Services provides the facilities with access to the Erie Municipal Police Information Retrieval Enhancement (EMPIRE) System and the Criminal Records and Information Management System operated by the New York State Unified Court System to identify individuals convicted in state Supreme, county, city, town and village courts in Erie County.

This program is part of a continuing effort to provide the highest quality care and protection for senior residents. The system of background checks also complements the extensive hiring process used by individual WNYAHSA members.

Currently, WNYAHSA and other senior care organizations are working to support a proposal to develop a statewide system of background checks.

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