Lawsuit Filed Against Oregon Nursing Home in Sexual Abuse Case
Healthcare at Foster Creek, a nursing home located in Portland, Oregon, faces a $2 million lawsuit for a sexual assault that allegedly occurred between its residents. Marko Chandler, 68, was charged with sexual abuse and unlawful sexual penetration for his role in the alleged abuse of a female resident in April 2008. He has been found unfit to stand trial and has been committed to a hospital's mental health unit. Both residents suffered from dementia, although Chandler's dementia was of a lesser degree than his victim's.
This situation is one that could have been prevented. Staff members had seen the female resident standing in a room half-naked with Chandler approximately five days before a worker caught him molesting the woman. Facility staff failed to take any action other than to put her pants back on.
The lawsuit alleges that the facility was the recipient of 38 substantiated complaints of abuse or neglect during the course of the victim's residency at Healthcare at Foster Creek. Healthcare at Foster Creek is rated at two out of five stars, or well below average, in the new rating system instituted by The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid.
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