Broken Trust: Indiana Nursing Home Resident Sexually Abused
Her family placed her at Hillcrest Centre for Health and Rehabilitation for care. Her family trusted that the Hillcrest facility would provide her with a safe environment. The thirty-three year old resident, who suffers from cerebral palsy, is unable to walk, feed, or talk. Her family believes that she was sexually assaulted on Sunday, March 22, 2009 by another resident.
According to the police report, an employee found the 65 year old man in the woman's bed while employees were making their rounds around 6:45 a.m. There was evidence of sexual molestation.
Her family is outraged. There are monitors on her doors and a baby monitor at the nurse's station for her protection. Her family is now questioning why didn't any of the employees hear it?
The man has been removed from the facility.
