The home now has an activities coordinator. At the Erwin Hills rest home in Buncombe County, the supervisor beat, cut and burned his girlfriend in front of residents, including two with severe mental disabilities. According to reports, the supervisor had been smoking marijuana. During a fight, he beat up his girlfriend and burned her stomach with a cigarette. Residents witnessed some of the attack.
Investigators say the home has a history of problems.
A previous supervisor had an affair with a mentally ill resident, resulting in her pregnancy. That supervisor, investigators say, had a lengthy criminal record when he was hired. A rest home official said the home is under new management and always runs criminal background checks on new employees. At Yelton's Health Care in Cleveland County, a mentally ill man with a long history of poor decision-making abilities was allowed to leave the facility unsupervised. He stole a church van and damaged the van, a car, a house and utility lines.