Atleast 50 Convicted Sex-Offenders Living Freely In Illinois Nursing Homes
One of the most disturbing cases, my office is working on, involves a mentally and physically impaired woman who was raped by another resident at a skilled nursing facility. As if the crime itself wasn't horrific enough, a review of the records has revealed that the other residents had complained about the individuals making sexual advances towards them-- yet the facility failed to take any actions. Lastly, the individual was a convicted sex offender, living freely and completely unknown to the other residents. Wes Bledsoe's group, A Perfect Cause, is committed to protecting nursing home residents by protecting patients from...
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Update On Nursing Home Rape: Facility Made Errors In Investigation Of Incident
As we recently discussed, a 94-year-old resident at Grace Nursing Center was charged with the rape by instrumentality after assaulting another resident at the facility. Now, details of the matter have been revealed in an Oklahoma Department of Health report. The report concludes that the nursing home made errors in how they handled evidence from the assault and failed to act when staff saw the perpetrator acting inappropriately towards other nursing home residents days before the rape occurred. Among the errors detailed in the report: The facility failed to timely notify the victims family after the incident-- the facility waited...
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Nursing Home Crimes Go Unreported
In order for authorities to prosecute people charged with committing crimes they must have evidence. In some cases authorities can rely on physical evidence to prove their case. The most effective evidence comes in the form of testimony from crime victims- the people who can describe what happened to them and what the perpetrator looked or might have said. What happens if the victim is unable to testify? Unfortunately, the chances of the assailant walking free increase substantially. Further, when a crime occurs within the confines of a nursing home or long-term care facility has little incentive to report the...
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