Despite a steady stream of disturbing news headlines, sex crimes in nursing homes remain a rare– but certainly troubling– problem at facilities across the country. Most upsetting when these crimes are perpetrated upon disabled patients, they rarely get the attention that they deserve from both the facility as well as…
Apparently, a history of criminal financial behavior wasn’t enough to discourage the owners of Waterbook Assisted Living from hiring Katonia Davis as a CNA at their facility— because she wasn’t going to be handling any of the finances at the facility. Yet, just four months into her tenure at the…
I was sickened to see another report of a janitor at the MediLodge Nursing Home (Michigan) who was caught by his co-workers sexually assaulting a patient at the facility. Perhaps the only positive aspect of this episode of nursing home abuse is that the man’s co-workers immediately reported the incident…
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…
A widely publicized Chicago Tribune investigation revealed that authorities have investigated at least 86 cases of sexual violence against elderly and disabled nursing home residents since July 2007, but only one case has led to an arrest. This casts doubt on whether nursing home residents are safe from sexual abuse. While hardly…
Adult Group homes may provide an alternative to nursing homes for older adults who are at risk of living alone but do not require nursing care. These homes allow elderly family members to have more autonomy, while still providing convenient access to services. Adult group homes refer to housing for…
One 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…
As we recently discussed, a 94-year-old resident at Grace Nursing Center was charged with the rape by instrumentality after assaulting another resident at the facility. Now, details of the matter have been revealed in an Oklahoma Department of Health report. The report concludes that the nursing home made errors in…