Dementia Care Facilities Face Repeated Violence Despite Oversight

Why it matters locally: Minnesota, with its population of over 5.7 million, has numerous dementia care facilities that would be subject to the same oversight failures and potential violence described in this national report. State regulatory bodies would be responsible for ensuring resident safety.

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Nurses homes and assisted living facilities experience recurrent violence between residents suffering from dementia, according to court documents and inspection reports. These instances include fatal assaults. Regulators have issued warnings, and inspections have taken place. However, the existing safeguards in these facilities frequently fail to prevent such incidents. Records show these shortcomings in resident protection persist.