The family of a 51-year-old woman with cerebral palsy has brought a lawsuit against the assisted living facility where she was a patient. The lawsuit alleges that Country Crossing Assisted Living Facility (Georgia) failed to properly care for the mentally disabled woman during the course of her four year stay and intentionally hid her physical… Continue Reading
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Mentally Disabled Patients Are Easy Targets For Abuse In Institutional Settings
Posted in Nursing Home AbusePeople who suffer from mental impairments are particularly vulnerable to abuse and exploitation including physical abuse, sexual abuse, neglect, and financial exploitation. A mental impairment is any mental or psychological disorder, such as mental retardation, organic brain syndrome (diseases that cause decreased mental functions), emotional or mental illness, and specific learning disabilities. Caregiving can be… Continue Reading
Nursing Home Worker Admits To Molestation Of Disabled Resident
Posted in Sexual Abuse & AssaultA 26-year-old man has admitted to the molestation of a mentally disabled woman he was responsible for caring for. The nursing home worker identified as, Daniel Griswald, confessed to multiple sexual encounters with a resident at Rest Haven Home, in Rest Haven, Michigan between March and May, 2008. According to Rest Haven Nursing Home administrator,… Continue Reading
Attorney Jonathan Rosenfeld Discusses Nursing Home Violence In AARP Article
Posted in Nursing Home AbuseChicago nursing home attorney, Jonathan Rosenfeld, recently discussed the escalation of violence in nursing homes in a recent AARP article, ‘Outrage: Murder in the Nursing home, Budget woes prompt placement of sometimes-violent mentally ill in ling-term care.” In addition to financial pressure to keep facilities operating at a maximum capacity, many mentally disabled people are… Continue Reading
How Much Freedom Should Assisted Living Facilities Give The Mentally Disabled?
Posted in Assisted Living Facilities, Dementia / Alzheimer's Patients, Elopement & WanderingA mentally and physically disabled woman walked out of an Maple Crest Manor, an assisted living facility in St. Louis, MO, and unknown to the facility boarded a bus to Chicago, IL. The woman left the assisted living facility for what the staff suspected would be ‘a long walk’. After several hours passed without sight… Continue Reading