by Joe Mauceri
25 January 2010
We've uncovered case after case of what's commonly called "elder abuse" at a local nursing home. The complaints range from sexual abuse and rape to poor distribution of medication and sub-standard living conditions.
We got an email from a woman who worked at Glencare of Wilmington alerting us and local government leaders of what she calls "inhumane living conditions and treatment of residents." We spoke with her and another former employee. Then we searched Glencare's file at the Department of Social Services to separate fact from fiction. We were shocked at what we found. DSS got six complaints about Glencare last January alone. While the specific complaints aren't documented, here's what DSS found after an investigation:
First residents in the Special Care Unit, which houses dementia patients and others with special needs, were not getting adequate supervision. In one case the report shows that one resident was lying at the end of his bed with no pants on while another resident with no pants on was standing behind, sexually assaulting him.
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SOURCE: WWAYTV3
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