Public health officials fine Asta Care in Bloomington
Tuesday, March 25th, 2008.
Bloomington, IL – Asta Care nursing home in Bloomington is challenging a $22,500 fine for allegedly not protecting patients from a sexual offender.
The state public health department says the staff of Asta Care at 1509 north Calhoun also failed to adequately screen the man who was identified as a sexual offender by behavior shown at a previous facility. He had also spent six years in prison for sexually abusing a child. Health officials say that put all female residents at risk for sexual abuse.
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