A caregiver was sentenced to 20 years fore horrific elder abuse. Fortunately, a home security system captured the abuse on video. The victim’s family had installed the cameras to monitor their loved one. The Cobb County District Attorney’s Office accused Shelia Knight of “forcefully” pushing an 86-year-old resident causing her to break her hip. Prosecutors
Another horrible incident of abuse and neglect at a nursing home. Inez Windom showed 13WHAM photos of the injuries her mother suffered from an assault at The Shore Winds, a nursing home in Charlotte. A nursing home caregiver allegedly threw a resident to the ground and tried to rape her. She suffered defensive wounds including
Mechanism Mismatch Elder physical abuse among nursing home residents is prevalent. At least 10% to 25% residents suffer. A 2012 Michigan State University study determined that 1 out of every 4 people living in a nursing home suffered physical abuse. “We’re now on track for elder abuse to triple in the decade between 2020 and
I cannot imagine the horror of discovering your a caregiver raped your mother. An avoidable nightmare situation for residents and families. However, WXIX reports police accuse Peris Ross of sexually assaulting a 90-year-old nursing home resident. Ross faces charges after reportedly sexually assaulting a woman at the Hyde Park Health Center Assisted Living. Frances Knighten
“Somebody had to smell it. Somebody had to see it. Somebody had to deliver mail. Somebody had to deliver a package. When you see something, say something.” The Genesee County Sheriff charged 32-year-old Stephanie Allison Windus with elder abuse. The victim lived in a double wide mobile home with six other people. Windus failed to
WCJB reported another abused resident at a nursing home. Police arrested 24-year-old Daja Rutledge for elder abuse at Charter Senior Living. The facility assigned Rutledge to the octogenarian victims. A witness saw Rutledge covering the nose and mouth of the 80-year-old resident with her hand after they heard the victim screaming. Rutledge told the witness
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