Sexual Predators Living with Momma in the Nursing Home

Build another wing on the prison and put them in there.

I worked at the Wisconsin Veterans Home. We had a lot of old pervs there. They isolated them away from the women on their own floor in a an all male building. And the aids and nurses always went into their rooms in pairs.

What happens now when this person is convicted of assault? Where will they put him? Why are nursing home staff not allowed to tell parents a child predator is living in the facility? Where is our duty to protect our children and elderly? I hope the woman's family sue the sox off that facility and the state of Iowa. It is very hard to know that a criminal's past can not be divulged so we can be protected against them.

They don't have to disclose past crimes?? Why the hell not? If they were living in the general public they'd be listed as sex offenders for ALL to see! This is SICK!! What morons thought this was ok??

What a depressing article. Thank you for bringing attention to this topic. This should be forwarded to every congressman and senator in Iowa.

I am so tired of hearing about pervs who prey on other humans the way animals prey on weaker animals in the wild. These people are of no use to society and need to be locked up forever, first offense.

This is one of the most depressing articles I've read in a long time. Set up a separate facility for these pervs.

Why are they in nurseing homes instead of prisons or dead.

Having a mother that has Alzheimer's this literally makes me sick to my stomach. I only pray I do not have to put her in one of these horrible places. This is so screwed up.

If the victim has alzheimer's, they can't report and I doubt a privately run nursing home is going to report if because of lawsuits.

The 8 y.o. girl spoke up about the abuse faster than the Penn State characters did about what they witnessed.

Pray you do not grow old and poor in America.

THE UGLIEST THING IN AMERICA....the disposal of the aged.....thrown away like garbage....

I would personally castrate anyone who harmed my Nonna, I don't care how old he is. Perverts and molesters cannot be cured no matter what their parole officers say.

Boy are they (facilities & the state) setting themselves up for a lot of lawsuits.

My friends mother was turned away from a nursing home in Dallas because she was a former smoker who hadn't had a cigarette in many years. Any elderly person, no matter their problems have to go somewhere. I think Marias answer was best, put them in an all male area and double team the staff. But remember, a sex offense is a very broad area. From a 19 year old having a relationship with a 16 year old (wrong but it happens) to a man who wont take no for an answer. My uncle, who was a preacher, was not a convicted sex offender but no one left any little girls around him. I guess my point is, You never know who is around you so precautions should always be foremost in the minds of everyone, no matter their age, their gender or who they are in contact with. Be cautious.

Bullets are cheaper.........

Where is commonsense in all this? It seems we are more interested in protecting these evil
predators, than their victims or society. I donot care about their rights, safety, or welfare. Keep them in a locked (prison) away from the most vulnerable and unsuspecting.

It is illegal to disclose information about a nursing home resident to someone other than the responsible party. This is a federal regulation. It is sad that our government does not do more to protect the elderly and children. It is time to tell congress that we are tired of the budget cuts aimed at the elderly.

Thy're crimminals, lock 'em up. So what if its tough for them, or they dont get the 'assisted care" they "need". Tough luck, let them suffer like thier victims have. karma's a #$%$

I can agree with 99% of the posts here but as having worked in nursing homes my entire career, I can tell you that most elderly men are 'pervs' and pose no threat to anyone, but those cases are dealt with on a case-by-case basis (in a facility where communication with administration is open, and the administrators care about what their "eyes & ears" tell them).
Now as for sex offenders living amongst everyday residents in a facility, there needs to be provisions put in place to ensure the safety of the fellow residents, the staff, and visitors... Criminal background checks should be a part of the admission process (not to be used as a qualifier for placement, just knowing the background [if any] of the patient, as families are hesitant to give up that information). If something in that check turns up, then it should be evaluated by the administration and medical director...and the medical history and current diagnosis' need to be the center of the discussion, not what this person was convicted of before they got sick (but it needs to be acknowledged).
I am not saying there are those who shouldn't be in a prison type, long term care facility for the nature of their crimes, but if they are free, that is against their rights (as horrible as that sounds, they still have them) to put them back into a criminal setting as they have already served their sentence to the public... I guess I should have pointed out earlier that NOT ALL PEOPLE ON THE SEX OFFENDER REGISTRY ARE A THREAT TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC...
The only thing we can do is provide education for the people and businesses running our long term care facilities about the importance of these background checks to ensure the safety of the persons living in, working in, or visiting the facility...but if a person is denied admittance to a NH based on the SOR, you open yourself up to discrimination lawsuits and more problems...this isn't a clear cut case of 'drop em off a cliff and be done with it'... Our state governments need to put in place some policies that will force companies and administrations to do the checks, but they have so much else going on that our elderly population is on the back burner, which deeply saddens me...
I am sure this case is an isolated incident and the facility is taking the steps now to prevent another (but I do agree that is should have [and could have] been prevented had they done the simple SOR check upon admission) Hind sight is 20/20