About Nursing Home Abuse

Each year in the United States, an estimated 2.1 million seniors are the victims of some form of abuse. Many elderly do not report the abuse or neglect. Unfortunately, abused elders die earlier than those who are well cared for. According to the Assisted Living Federation of America (ALFA), the maltreatment and abuse of the elderly is a significant problem among the elderly population in America. It is more common in women over age 80. Abuse victims are at a 300 perfect increase of dying within three years. Unfortunately, only 1 out of every 6 elderly persons report the event.

Nursing Home Nurse Arrested

While visiting her husband at a Vero Beach nursing home, the wife watched a video of a nursing assistant yanking her husband’s pants. Then, she began stomping on his foot. Her husband has severe Alzheimer’s Disease. When the man did not comply, she threw him to the floor and began kicking him. He began asking her to stop, but the assistant refused.
The Florida Department of Health suspended her license and now the medical assistant faces charges of battery on a person 65 years of age or older. She posted a $25,000 bond and pleaded not guilty. The nursing assistant had been employed for over 27 years.