Chicago Personal Injury Law Blog

USA Today ran a piece recently regarding sex offenders is nursing homes, the risk they pose to fellow residents, and some of the legislation that has been passed and is being considered in Congress and the various state legislatures.

Many are unaware of the possibility that a convicted sex offender might be admitted to a nursing home. However, like everyone else, sex offenders do get sick the way in a way that requires nursing home care. Other nursing homes accept the admission of residents suffering from serious mental illness.

Whatever the basis for the admission to a nursing home of a sex offender, nursing home administration must be aware of the presence of a sex offender and plan his or her supervision so as to avoid placing other residents at risk. Many nursing homes are heavily populated with residents who due to physical, mental, or emotional infirmities, are unable to resist sex offenders, so there is a special burden on the nursing home to assure the safety of other residents when the home decides to admit a sex offender. If the facility cannot meet that responsibility, it must refuse to accept the sex offender as a resident in the nursing home.

Labels: Nursing home abuse and neglect