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Nursing Homes Failure To Screen Visitor Results In Sexual Assault Of Resident

Posted by Jonathan Rosenfeld on April 21, 2009
This past weekend a West Virgina nursing home resident was sexually assaulted by a visitor.  A manager of the Valley Haven Geriatric Center in Brook County called police when they noticed an elderly man acting inappropriately towards a female resident.  The man identified as 81-year-old William Jones was arrested for sexual assault but remains free on bond. According to Brooke County Sheriff, Richard Ferguson, Jones and the victim were relatives. Was this perpetrator a known problem?  Did the resident actually want to see him? Visitors In Nursing Homes Visiting a nursing home resident is a privilege-- not a right.  Nursing... More
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Jonathan Rosenfeld is a lawyer who represents people injured in nursing homes and long-term care facilities.   Jonathan has represented...

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