Thursday, September 01, 2016

Sexual Assaults Stats in Ontario Nursing Homes

The Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care reported 1,967 "suspected or actual incidents of resident-to-resident nursing home abuse" in 2014. But the ministry did not break down that number according to various abuse categories. In fact 103 reported incidents of sexual assault in 37 Ontario nursing homes were discovered. It also appears that such incidents are under reported.

 Counting sexual assaults in Ontario nursing homes: