Problem of sex offenders in nursing homes not unique to Illinois

In light of the many recent newspaper articles about the widespread resident-on-resident assaults in nursing homes in Illinois, I was interested to see that there was a similar kind of story being reported about a nursing home in Pennsylvania.  There a wheelchair-bound convicted sex offender residing in a nursing home was found putting his hands under the clothing of a mentally disabled resident. 

The quote in the article which I found telling came from Wes Bledsoe, the president of A Perfect Cause, a nursing home advocacy group:

 

“Most of the cases we’ve seen, it’s about the money,” said Bledsoe. “To have another person in another bed for a year can be a significant financial advantage to them.”