Elder Law
: Illinois Nursing Home Abuse BlogIncidents of Abuse at Assisted Living Facilities on the Rise
By Levin & Perconti (all)
Assisted living facility residents are increasingly in danger as incidents of assisted living facility abuse and misconduct by their fellow residents are more common. Recently, an assisted living facility saw two residents arrested in the same day. One resident was arrested for sexual abuse of an assisted living facility resident and the other was arrested for conspiring to sell drugs at the assisted living facility. Both residents have been removed from the facility, but neighbors and the town manager knew of multiple prior problems including failure to supervise residents and wandering.
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Full post as published by Illinois Nursing Home Abuse Blog on April 14, 2008 (boomark / email).
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