In other words, a male stripper.
But after a man found a picture in his 86-year-old mother's belongings of a man wearing only "tighty whiteys" hovering very much in his mom's personal space, the lawyers got involved.
Bernice Youngblood, the wheelchair-bound resident whose son, Franklin, is suing the home on her behalf, told CNN affiliate WCBS, "I felt terrible. I was shaken and going on."
WCBS reported that the East Neck Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in West Babylon said all 16 people on a panel of residents approved the show.
"There is nothing inappropriate about it," the facility's attorney, Howard Fensterman, told reporters on Tuesday.
Fensterman, according to the WCBS report, said that Bernice Youngblood enjoyed the event and was chaperoned by her son's live-in girlfriend, who the nursing home said appears in the photo.
The family said the woman in the photo is a nursing-home staff member.
According to a lawsuit filed last month, Bernice Youngblood, who the suit says has partial dementia, was "confused and bewildered" when the stripper approached her and directed her to "place her hands about and upon his body, including his genital area."
The suit contends the home has hired male strippers on other occasions for the "perverse pleasure of the defendant's staff."
Franklin Youngblood said his mother was forced to tip the stripper with her own money, which is supposed to be locked away at the nurses' station.
"There's too much sex and craziness that's going on. Now they're bringing it to the nursing home, and it don't belong here," he told WCBS.
The suit is asking for a financial judgment of unspecified amounts from a jury at trial. It is unclear from the legal documents when the stripping incident occurred.
This is not cute nor is it funny. it's very sad and very nasty, this lady is only 86 and it's a shame that she has to go through this. anything could've happened to her,
this is so crazy!- NIa Edwards 4th period
ReplyDeleteI agree with Nia. This is very absurd and I am kind of taken aback by the macabre circumstances
ReplyDeleteIf she really does suffer from a mental illness, then I would deem it lawsuit-worthy, however, because they are adults, I believe that if they desired a stripper that they are within their legal rights. We can't decide to sue simply because we think its nasty for old people to engage in sexual behaviors. They are still adults...
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ReplyDeletethis is disgusting and just disrespectful in my opinion
Tyra Harris, 5th period
ReplyDeleteI'm sure the residents enjoyed the strip show at the time, as no complaints were made until one the resident's SON found a picture of it and deemed it inappropriate. The event was supervised by the nursing home staff and I'm sure they would not allow things to go "too far". It's my opinion that son is just disgusted by the idea of his 86 year old wheelchair stricken mother being sexually pleasured. Is she not an adult? Is she not "permitted" to have fun? Nursing homes are often depicted as lonely, boring facilities that the elderly play chess in. Let's give credit to East Neck Nursing and Rehabilitation Center for actually trying to make their residents happy.