Advocates for Oklahoma law heading to Washington
Saturday, July 19th, 2008.
Oklahoma City, OK - When Wes Bledsoe’s grandmother died in an Oklahoma City nursing home in 2000 because of negligent care, he vowed at her grave site to work to prevent similar deaths in the future.
For nearly a decade, Bledsoe has pushed state lawmakers for stricter laws to prevent the abuse of nursing home residents. Most recently, he helped pass a bill directing the construction of a new, stand-alone nursing facility that will house registered sex offenders in need of long-term care.
Now, Bledsoe is heading to Capitol Hill to address federal lawmakers on the dangers faced by many residents living in long-term care facilities.
"Residents, staff and visitors to nursing homes and other long-term facilities are being raped, assaulted and even murdered by violent and sexual predators who are also living in those same facilities," Bledsoe said. "There’s a lot of risk to the public, and most people are clueless that this is going on."
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