Family of California Nursing Home Resident Alleges Sexual Assault
The family of an 87 year old nursing home resident is alleging that she was sexually assaulted late last week at Emeritus at Heritage Place Senior Home, formerly known as Summerville at Heritage Place, in Tracy, California. The woman's family contacted police after her son found her naked from the waist down in her room. The woman, who suffers from dementia, had been a resident of the facility for four years.
The family asked nurses to test for sexual assault and the tests were positive. There are no known suspects at this time.
The resident has been hospitalized for pneumonia since last weekend at Sutter Tracy Community Hospital. Her condition is serious enough that further tests to confirm the abuse will have to wait until she can be transported to San Joaquin General Hospital.
This facility has not been without problems in the past. The facility has been cited seven times and has eight complaints filed against it in the past three years. The facility was also fined tens of thousands of dollars for failing to meet the needs of a patient with dementia and failing to timely respond to resident calls.
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