With a pattern of violence amongst its patients confirmed by investigations completed by the Chicago Police Department and the Illinois Department of Health, Rainbow Beach Care Center is certainly the type of facility that deserves the to be hyper-scrutinized in order to protect its patients. In fact, Rainbow Beach has the dubious distinction of having… Continue Reading
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Disabled Iowa Woman Gives More Details About Sexual Assaults
Posted in Sexual Abuse & Assault(CAPTION: Allen Franks, Timothy Stromberg and Bruce Brecht were all arrested in connection to multiple rapes at the Anamosa Care Center.) In Iowa, new details have emerged about extremely disturbing incidents in which two male staff members repeatedly raped a female resident at the Anamosa Care Center. In June, a 21-year-old female resident came forward… Continue Reading
Charges Dropped Against Man Accused Of Sexually Assaulting His Disabled Wife
Posted in Sexual Abuse & AssaultFelony sexual assault charges have been dropped against a Wisconsin man for having intercourse with his comatose wife. Prosecutors’ case against the man relied on videotapes evidence of the man engaging in intercourse during visits at the Divine Savior Nursing Home in Portage, Wisconsin. However, the Fourth District Court of Appeals ruled that the videotapes… Continue Reading
94-Year-Old Charged With Raping Co-Resident In Oklahoma Nursing Home
Posted in Nursing Home AbuseCharges 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…. Continue Reading
Bye Bye Criminals
Posted in Help For Residents & FamiliesCriminals will no longer be able to work in Illinois Nursing Homes. More than two years ago, Illinois Governor Rod R. Blagojevich signed a House Bill 2531 into effect to protect nursing home residents. Under the new law, nursing homes must do a full background check, including running fingerprints on a national database, prior to… Continue Reading