Raven v. Dep't of Soc. & Health Servs. (Majority)
Annotate this CaseThe state Department of Social and Health Services found Petitioner Resa Raven neglected an elderly incapacitated person in her care. Petitioner challenged that finding, arguing that the evidence used against her could not be the basis of the Department's finding. The Supreme Court concluded that petitioner's good-faith determination that her ward opposed being placed in a nursing home could not serve as the basis for a neglect finding. Furthermore, the Court concluded that the evidence did not support the Department's determination that petitioner neglected her ward.
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