Note: I am not a nurse but I am posting this because my gf who is a nurse has had this experience and the issue has annoyed me.
hi everyone
my gf works in an aged/palliative care and they have recently had a new resident arrive with dementia. About a week ago my gf was taking care of him when he violently attacked her. She pressed the emergency button, no one came for a while and when they did they were apparently less than useful or sympathetic to the situation. My gf was later told that the resident used to be a woman abuser and alcoholic etc. this was her first "attack" situation so she was pretty traumatised about it. She is okay now but was told to work a different part of the home for a while.
so a week later now, my gf has been told this man has been luring other women with dementia in the home to his room and kissing them and molesting them. My gf was upset and said to the managing RN nurse what should they do to which the managing RN replied "there is nothing we can do because he has dementia, the best we can do is keep an eye on him"
so my my question is - is this true? Can nothing really be done because this man (using the term loosely) has dementia? Doesn't the nursing home also have a duty of care to tell families of these other women with dementia that their loved ones are being repeatedly sexually assaulted and nothing is being done? And can my gf do anything to address this situation?
