Saturday, September 11, 2010

Deaths in adult homes hidden and ignored

"You kind of feel like: My God, how did this happen?" James Rudolph was horrified by the open, pressure-sore wounds suffered by his mother, Jean, while she was living at an adult family home in 2008. Infection from the wounds proved fatal, and her son says his reaction to her death included "a lot of guilt." The case led to criminal charges against caregiver Effie Tutor (formerly Effie Dutton) and the home's owner, Patricia Goodwill.