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Traffic Stop Leads Police to Discovery of Nursing Home Theft
A traffic stop led to the discovery of property stolen from residents at a nursing home, according to police. On Monday, police spotted a vehicle with false registration. When they stopped the car and spoke with the driver, they noted that the woman had several warrants out for her arrest.
Caregiver Arrested For Driving Elderly Client to Casino and Leaving Her in Car for Hours
A caregiver in Florida has been arrested for allegedly leaving an elderly woman in her care sitting in the woman’s car while she was in a casino. The caregiver is now in jail, charged with elderly neglect after a good samaritan found the 95-year-old woman waiting in her car alone on day so hot it broke records. The elderly woman was taken to the hospital.
Woman Convicted of Neglecting Elderly Woman in Her Home
During a five-week trial, a woman being charged with elder neglect was an animated defendant. This week when a jury found her guilty of neglecting an elderly woman under her care in 2007, she stared tearfully at the ground. After deliberating a little more than a day, the jury convicted the woman of third-degree neglect of the elderly and of a lesser charge of resisting arrest.
Allegations of Sexual Assualt at Nursing Home Investigated by Police
A woman has come forward with claims that a nursing home employee sexually assaulted her elderly mother by exposing himself and making the her touch his genitals. The woman, who doesn’t want to be identified for fear of revealing her mother’s identity, said the abuse took place at a nursing home run though a hospital. According to the woman, the suspect, entered the patient’s room, drew the privacy curtain, then exposed himself.
Family of Nursing Home Resdient Report Suspected Medication Errors
Officials in one state are investigating allegations that a patient was overdosed at a nursing home. Two women have come forward claiming their elderly father was overdosed after receiving medication for several ailments. The women claimed that their father was on multiple medications that were causing him to be “like a zombie” when they visited.
Nursing Home Investigated After Alleged Abuse of Dementia Patient
Officials in one state are investigating allegations of patient abuse at a nursing home where five employees were fired. The investigation comes after the Department of Health suspended admissions to the facility on Thursday after the home failed to stop and immediately report allegations of resident abuse. The attorney for the facility confirmed that three nursing assistants were fired after being accused of repeatedly spraying water onto a sleeping dementia patient to watch her reaction.