BELLEVUE, Neb. (AP) – Police say a disabled man was scalded in a shower at a care center in Bellevue.
Police say 22-year-old Donzell Harden suffered burns on his lower body Friday at the Hands of the Heartland group home.
According to the police report, a caregiver placed Harden in a shower chair, turned on the water to let it warm up and moved the shower head before stepping away to help a co-worker on a computer.
When the caregiver returned, the shower head was pointed toward Harden.
Harden was taken to the Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha.
Harden’s guardian, Sherry Becker, says Harden shouldn’t have been left alone.
Home spokeswoman Courtney Kline-Hays says safety measures have been put in place to prevent the situation from happening again.