Another convicted sex offender has acted out in a nursing home setting by assaulting another patient at the facility where he resides. This incident reportedly occurred at Golden Living Center in Oakmont, PA. Staff at the nursing home noticed Russell Gary Dettlinger fondling a female dementia patient at the facility in a common area used… Continue Reading
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Illinois Attorney General ‘Cracks The Whip’ At Violent Criminals Living Amongst Nursing Home Patients
Posted in Nursing Home AbuseShesshh…. Don’t let the violent offenders living amongst innocent nursing home patients in Illinois know that the Attorney General and local police agencies may soon be hunting them down! Seriously, as Illinois gets ready to introduce new nursing home safety bills, law enforcement facilities have announced a renewed push to track down unregistered felons, sex… 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
Patient Beaten To Death At Nursing Home With Long History Of Safety Violations. Should This Facility Really Be Considered A Skilled Nursing Facility Or Simply A Haven for Thugs?
Posted in Nursing Home AbuseMurder charges may soon be filed against 62-year-old Ardyce Nauden, after he beat brutally Andres Cardona at Chicago’s Columbus Park Nursing & Rehab Center. The beating occurred after Cardona allegedly tried to take Nauden’s lunch. The August incident, resulted in Cardona being injured so badly that he was admitted to a hospital and placed on… Continue Reading
Nursing Home Fails To Alert Patients To Admission Of Convicted Child Molester
Posted in Nursing Home Abuse"No, we don’t divulge that to family members." Was the response given by Laura Holbrook, a social worker at Lake Worth Nursing Home, when questioned about the facilities decision to keep the facilities new patient, Boyd Mullens– a convicted sex offender– unannounced to patients and their families. Mullens will live freely amongst the other… Continue Reading
Atleast 50 Convicted Sex-Offenders Living Freely In Illinois Nursing Homes
Posted in Illinois Nursing Homes, Sexual Abuse & AssaultOne 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… Continue Reading
Nursing Home Worker Faces 25 Years In Jail Following Molestation Of Disabled Patient
Posted in Dementia / Alzheimer's PatientsJuan Tavares-Nunez of Queens, has been convicted by a jury of committing a first-degree criminal sexual act and endangering the welfare of an incompetent person. The incident occurred in 2007, when Tavares-Nunez was working as a porter at Cliffside Nursing Home in Flushing, NY. Tavares-Nunez, who had been working in the New York Nursing Home… Continue Reading
Alzheimer’s Patient + Sex Offender= Trouble
Posted in Dementia / Alzheimer's PatientsThis report of an Alzheimer’s patient who was sexually assaulted by her co-resident (a registered sex offender) demonstrates the extreme vulnerability of nursing home residents with dementia and Alzheimer’s. Nursing home’s must take extra precautions when handling Alzheimer’s patients. Unlike most nursing home residents, who are capable of most daily living needs, many with Alzheimer’s… Continue Reading