Registered Sex Offender Attacks Fellow Resident in Iowa Nursing Home
A registered sex offender living at an Iowa nursing home is now under extremely strict watch, after an eight-year-old girl witnessed him sexually assaulting a female resident. The attack took place on August 21 at the Pomeroy Care Center in Pomeroy. The girl, who was visiting relatives, says she witnessed 83-year-old William Cubbage standing over a woman’s bed with his hands between the woman’s legs. According to state Health Department records, the woman was consistently saying “No!” After the attack, the woman was in tears, and begged a staff member not to leave her alone. Cubbage has a history...
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94-Year-Old Charged With Raping Co-Resident In Oklahoma Nursing Home
Charges of first-degree rape by instrumentation have been filed against 94-year-old Lester Pendergast. The charges stem from a September, 2008 incident when a witness caught Pendergast performing a sexual act on a 67-year-old at the Grace Living Center in Oklahoma. A local hospital used a rape kit to confirm the sexual contact had taken place. According to a statement released by the facility, “Grace Living Center of Edmond takes the responsibility to protect all residents very seriously. We discovered the incident and immediately took steps to provide for the safety and care of the residents; we reported the matter to...
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Elder Abuse By Home Aides On The Rise
Unlike nursing home employees, home aides remain a largely unregulated entity. Many home aides are unlicensed and are not subject to the same criminal background checks as nursing home employees. The number of home health care workers for the elderly is on the rise. Currently, there are 1.6 million people employed in the home health care industry. An incident involving an 85-year-old Priscilla Stovall, who was lethally drugged by her home care aid, draws attention to the need for extensive criminal background checks and ongoing monitoring of home aids who work with the elderly. Although Ms. Stovall's aid was hired...
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