General security risks are inherent with institutional care. One species of concern regards the safety of residents from sexual assaults. Sexual assaults and rape continue to plague nursing homes. A recent case in San Diego, California involved an 88-year old woman, who was sexually assaulted in a nursing home while other patients were in the room. A DNA match led San Diego police to arrest Lusean Arline, a 48-year old the man after a DNA sample collected from the scene of the assault matched that of Arline.
Arline allegedly entered the nursing home illegally, went into the 88-year-old victim’s room, and sexually assaulted her with other patients in the room. Screams from the victim and the other patients alerted staff to the alleged assault, but when staff responded to the room, Arline ran away, according to police.
In a second case in Dallas, Texas, police say a disabled woman was sexually assaulted by a convicted rapist who was a patient at the nursing home. The age of the victim was not reported. Olander Grant, 59, allegedly forced a fellow patient at Brentwood Place Nursing Home into his room, and sexually assaulted her repeatedly. Court records show Grant was convicted of rape in 1982 and served 25 years in prison. He remains in the Dallas County jail on an aggravated sexual assault charge.
In a third case, in Seattle, Washington, repeated sexual abuse was caught on a hidden camera. A 50-year-old woman living in an assisted living facility complain to her family about sexual abuse. The woman reported she was sexually assaulted by a care provider. A family member reported the alleged assaults to local police on July 2, 2019. After notifying police, a family member installed a hidden camera in the woman’s room.
Tragically, from the time the assaults were reported, the victim suffered an additional four sexual assaults. These assaults were caught on video as a result of the hidden camera. The family promptly turned the evidence over to the police, starting the chain of events that ultimately led to formal charges and an arrest. The victim and her family say she suffered sexual abuse on multiple occasions between June 1, 2019 and July 3, 2019.
There is no more horrifying form of elder abuse. There is no greater reason to implement a legal, financial, and social plan to age in place. It always seems too early; until its too late.
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