Sexual predators among nursing home residents

Thursday, July 24th, 2008.

Washington, DC – As Baby Boomers enter retirement and the demand for nursing homes swells, sexual predators are among those needing care, putting others in the homes at risk.

Sandra Thurston Banning brought the story of her mother’s victimization to Capitol Hill on Wednesday. Her mother, Virginia Thurston, suffered from dementia and was 77 at the time of her assault.

“I placed my mother in a facility to keep her safe and out of harm’s way,” Banning said.

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