| Article: | Report details abuse allegations at BSDC facility Accusations of rape, abuse and improper restraint at the Beatrice State Developmental Center were contained in a federal report released Tuesday.
According to the 14-page document from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, a BSDC patient reported being raped by another client, staff members threatened to physically harm patients, and one client suffered a black eye after being improperly restrained.
On Friday, federal officials reported that the center failed to meet minimum standards, and found three areas in which clients were in “immediate jeopardy,” prompting the resignation of director Vince Benjamin.
Rene Ferdinand, administrator for HHS's developmental disabilities system, took over Friday as the center's acting administrator, and other people from the central state office were brought in to oversee changes. |