The reports of sexual abuse in nursing homes which two recent cases catalyzed the issue into the national spotlight is a mixed blessing. For years incidence of these cases was rare, simply because of the stigma involved among all parties. Over the past 10 years, however, it has been brought squarely into the spotlight, undoubtedly the result of massive paradigm shifts in patient advocacy and Boomer generational values — as the latter group represents a potentially affected age demographic. The recent cases of bizarre abuse of nursing home residents in southern Minnesota at the hands of female staff illustrate how atypical this issue is, and how atypical the need to contain such episodes needs to be. | LINK

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