Illinois Nursing Home Resident Caught Sexually Abusing Other Residents
A recent investigation at La Salle County Nursing Home reportedly found that a male facility resident was targeting female residents suffering from dementia, some of whom were non-verbal, and attempted to perform sexual acts on them. Tragically, reports are that the resident succeeded in sexually abusing approximately ten different residents since Christmas Eve 2008.
In a recently released 61 page survey, the Illinois Department of Public Health IDPH) stated "Due to administrative staff's failures to implement policies and procedures for abuse, failure to recognize abuse, and failure to effectively manage facility resources, sexual abuse occurred for 10 residents." The report also indicates that the facility was in violation of other laws as a result of the facility's inability to protect their female residents from the sexually abusive male resident.
The facility was assessed an "Immediate Jeopardy" citation on June 4, 2009. The IDPH backdated the citation to December 24, 2008, which is the date the facility failed to immediately commence an investigation into allegations of the male resident's sexually inappropriate behavior.
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