A former certified nursing assistant at a North Carolina nursing home was charged last week for allegedly raping a resident.
Luis Gomez, 58, was charged
with second-degree forcible rape last Thursday for allegedly assaulting a
resident of Brian Center Health & Rehabilitation in Waynesville,
NC, earlier this year. The incident was reported to police in February
by another nurse at the facility, according to local reports. Click here on the link to watch the news media report.
Waynesville police say there
may be as many as four sexual assault victims at the facility, and Gomez
is a suspect in all of them. He may face additional charges in those
cases.
Gomez was suspended from
working at the facility in February. He remains in jail on a $100,000
bond and has an initial court date set for April 19.
In a statement released to
local media outlets, a spokeswoman for Brian Center’s parent company
SavaSeniorCare said the facility “is cooperating fully with the
authorities and will continue to do so throughout the investigation.”
Personal Note from NHA-Advocates: NHAA
shares with all the families of loved ones who are confined to nursing
homes the pain and anguish of putting them in the care of someone else.
We expect our loved ones to be treated with dignity and honor in the
homes we place them. We cannot emphasize enough to family members of
nursing home residents; frequent visits are essential to our loved ones’
well-being and safety. This nursing home and many others across the
country are cited for abuse and neglect.
You can make a difference.
If you have a loved one living in this nursing home or any other
nursing home where you suspect any form of abuse or neglect, contact us
immediately.
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“Police say there could be as many as four victims at the Brian Center.”
1 comment:
I can hardly stomach reading this article.
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