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Federal and New York state law enforcement agencies have jointly raided several adult day care centers, including large institutions suspected of irregularities such as check-in and eligibility. Industry operators are worried that the policies will be made more stringent.
On the 20th, a joint operation was conducted by federal and three-tier law enforcement agencies from New York State and municipalities.queens ,brooklyn (Brooklyn) andStaten Island Conducted massive raids on dozens of adult day care centers and seized many documents. The latest news indicates that in addition to the known raids on the “Jial Day Activity Center for the Elderly” on 8th Avenue and the “Sweet Home Adult Activity Center” in Fort Hamilton, other Chinese communities in Brooklyn actually have more adult day care centers that have been investigated, especially those that are quite large and have large numbers of members.
A large-scale adult day care center in Benson Hehua community was also inspected by law enforcement officers on the 20th. On the 21st, the center opened as usual, and many elderly people were active and socializing inside. Ms. Yang, a staff member of the center, said that when law enforcement officers from multiple departments suddenly came to the center, she felt inexplicably scared. However, after patrolling the centre, the law enforcement officials checked the signature book and left.
Ms. Yang emphasized that law enforcement officers did not take any goods from the center, and said that the center operates in compliance with regulations and is very lively every day. The elderly are happy here and even if they are inspected, there is nothing to worry about.
It is understood that most of those inspected on the 20th were large adult day care centers, such as centers with hundreds of registered members. Only Bensonhay’s adult day care center with more than 60 registered members was not raided. Ms. Cai, a staff member of the center, said that their place is small and everyone who comes and goes every day basically knows each other.
Ms. Cai said that the attention of law enforcement agencies is on the phenomenon of fraudulently collecting service fees, so they are particularly concerned about checking whether members are eligible, whether registered members participate in the center’s activities, and whether the signatures on the signature book are forged.
The government department’s exposure of irregularities at adult day care centers in Flushing and unannounced inspections of adult day care centers in several areas have also raised concerns among practitioners. Ms. Yang said that given the current situation, it is almost inevitable to tighten the management of white card adult day care centers. New York State could also cancel the entire Socialized Adult Care program, which would be a major blow to physicians.
Ms Yang said many elderly people in the Chinese community live alone, do not speak English and have very narrow social circles. Adult day care centers provide them with an active social circle that enriches their later years. If social adult care programs are eliminated, it is these seniors who will be most affected.
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The joint operation on the 20th targeted dozens of adult day care centers, primarily in Queens, Brooklyn, and Staten Island. They conducted raids and seized several batches of documents, which shows that the scope of the investigation was quite wide.
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Practitioners reported that most of the centers inspected were large centers with hundreds of registered members, and law enforcement agencies were concerned about issues such as false claims for service fees, whether membership qualifications were qualified, and whether signature booklets were forged.
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Industry operators are worried that the government will further tighten the management of white-card adult day care centers and even cancel the entire social adult care program. If this turns out to be true, it will feed back into entrepreneurial pursuits and also impact the social life of the elderly who live alone and do not speak English.
