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You have been budgeting, scrimping and saving for years to buy your dream home. The time has finally come to start the house hunting process. There are so many thoughts rolling around your mind from how much of a loan can I qualify for, what are the costs of home inspections and hiring the right real estate agent. What is the first thing that comes to mind when you are choosing a real estate agent? Most people would say they want to be reassured the real estate agent they choose is properly licensed and qualified to buy or sell homes. As a new home buyer, you do not want to have the possibility of hiring an agent who is unlicensed, unethical or unqualified when you are making one of the biggest purchases of your life.

Spotting the gap in your screening policy isn’t always easy.  But it can be a lesson that some senior living operators are learning the hard way. Senior citizens are considered a vulnerable sector of society and that is why assisted living communities and seniors homes routinely conduct thorough background checks on their employees. But why is it that they often don’t screen the residents?