Iowa Nursing Home Fails to Stop Sexual Predator
Tabor Manor Care Center, located in Tabor, Iowa, faces a $3,000 fine from the Iowa Department of Inspections and Appeals for allowing a resident to sexually assault other residents.
The alleged attacker, who was finally moved to another care facility on October 13, 2008, had a history of alcohol abuse and was involved in five suspicious incidents in sixteen weeks.
In June 2008, a resident reported to facility staff that the man who lived in the room next to her had touched her breasts and genitals.
In July 2008, a facility staff member reported seeing the same man inside the room of a female resident fondling her.
In September 2008, a facility staff member reported seeing the man running from the room of another resident wearing only his underwear into his room across the hall. Finally, following this incident, the facility installed a laser-equipped alarm on the alleged attacker's door.
A few days after the installation of the alarm on the man's door, a resident complained that the man came into her room and grabbed her breast. He walked out of her room laughing when she threatened to hurt him.
In October 2008, a facility employee reported seeing a female resident leaving the man's room with her pants pulled down and fluid dripping down her leg. She told staff members that the man had hurt her. The Director of Nursing assessed the victim and while she believed some of the fluid near the victim's genitals was blood, she elected not to report the incident or report it to the woman's physician. The Director of Nursing finally told a physician about the incident three days later and the doctor elected not to examine the woman as "all the evidence would be washed away by now".
Following the fifth incident, the inspections department investigated and slapped the facility with the $3,000 fine.
Tabor Manor is not a stranger to problems. Earlier this year, the facility was cited for numerous problems, including not having a registered nurse on duty each day. Last year, the facility was fined $3,575 because of a resident's aggressive and threatening behavior.
The Terry Law Firm has handled numerous cases involving sexual assault in nursing homes. For more information, contact us at (314) 878-9797 or at info@terrylawoffice.com.
