Comment on "When does quality of life end?"

I agree with the idea that the quality of life should be from birth to death. There are a lot of laws in place to protect children in daycares, why shouldn't the same be true for the elderly. Many of the elderly in nursing homes have about as much ability to take care of themselves as children. Some don't have the cognitive ability to report those who abuse them, like children. The measures taken to protect children should be in place to protect the elderly in nursing homes.

If the new laws work, they will undoubtedly prohibit many potential employees from getting the job. With the pool of potential employees shrinking and the need for nursing homes about to dramatically increase with the baby boomers becoming older, is there going to be enough people to take care of the elderly? I don't have the information to know what will disqualify the potential employee. Is it any crime that will get someone excluded or just violent crimes. What about a reformed ex-con with a family to feed, he has kept his job at a nursing home for years and has never even thought about committing another crime, will he lose his job? It is already quite hard for ex-cons to find a job. Is this new law going to make it safer for the elderly or harder for reformed ex cons.

I know that the world isn't black and white. The shades of gray are what get us into trouble. I hope that the writers of the law take the gray into consideration. It is often impossible to tell if people have changed but that doesn't mean they cant. I don't know if a middle road is possible, where good ex-cons can keep their jobs and the bad ones get fired, but its worth hoping for.