Mentally and Physically Disabled Woman that Walked Away from Assisted Living Facility is found in Chicago, Illinois
A woman who went missing after she walked off the premises of an assisted living facility in Missouri on Saturday was found in Illinois. Lori Rose, a 47-year-old mentally and physically disabled woman, reportedly approached police in Chicago on Monday afternoon and told them she needed to go to a shelter.
Rose left Maple Crest Manor on Saturday morning to go for a walk. The assisted living facility lets clients leave and return to the premise as long as they sign off and indicate when they will return. When a couple of hours had passed and Rose still hadn’t returned, a worker at the assisted living facility contacted Scott County Public Administrator Pam Dirnberger, who is also Rose’s legal guardian, before contacting local police.
Staffers at the home said they weren’t worried at first because Rose often takes long walks. They hadn’t, however, anticipated that she would board a bus to Chicago. Dirnberger says she chose to notify the public that Rose was missing because the woman’s mental faculties are similar to that of a “7- or 8-year old.”
After Chicago police found Rose’s name on the national database of endangered and missing persons, they contacted Cape Girardeau authorities. By Monday evening, Rose was on a bus back to Missouri. Dirnberger says that she believes that no negligence was involved.
Nursing Home Negligence
Workers at assisted living facilities, nursing homes, and other residential care properties are supposed to implement the proper measures and procedures to make sure that residents—especially those that require special supervision—do not wander off or disappear. While wandering off a property may seem like a minor incident, a resident who is mentally disabled, disoriented, has dementia or Alzheimer’s, or is under heavy medication could get seriously injured or die if an unfortunate accident were to happen outside the care facility.
If someone you love was injured or killed after walking away from a nursing home because workers failed to properly supervise him or her, left an exit door unlocked, or did not follow proper procedures, your loved one may be entitled to nursing home negligence compensation.
Woman missing from assisted living facility found in Chicago, SouthEast Missourian, October 21, 2008
Disabled southeast Mo. woman found in Chicago, BND.com, October 21, 2008
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In Illinois, contact Chicago Nursing Home Neglect Attorney Steven J. Malman to discuss your case.
