Sexual Abuse Covered Up at South Dakota Nursing Home? The Investigation Continues
News outlets are reporting that officials at Castle Manor Nursing Home in Hot Springs, South Dakota have been accused of covering up sexual abuse allegations at the facility. The accusations date back to January 2008. The suspect? A contracted male CNA.
Sisters Sharon Deboer and Gwendolyn Ketterer placed their mother, who suffers from dementia, at Castle Manor two and a half years ago. They were pleased with the care that their mother received until recently. In January 2009, the 84 year old resident began acting out of character - right around the time the male CNA was assigned to care for her. On January 17, 2009, an unidentified facility staff member contacted Sharon Deboer and told her she needed to talk to her, that she had something to tell me. She told Sharon that the male CNA had been molesting her mother.
The sisters did not receive any other type of notification from Castle Manor, even though an abuse report had been filed with the Department of Health three days prior. Castle Manor kept the man employed for several more weeks before firing him. The sisters believe Fall River Health Service, who operates Castle Manor, was trying to cover up the abuse.
Three victims have currently been identified and there may have been as many as six women abused.
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