Wednesday, October 21, 2009

Nursing home safety: Task force hears, voices concern about housing mentally ill felons in facilities -- chicagotribune.com

that found government, law enforcement and the nursing home industry have failed to manage the younger residents who shuttle into the facilities from jail cells, shelters and psychiatric wards.

Nancy Flowers, a regional state ombudsman who handles patient abuse complaints in Evanston, said crimes within nursing homes are not always reported to police -- and police reports are rarely shared with the state inspectors who monitor the facilities.

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