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SOURCE: WLWT |
EDGEWOOD, Ky. — Four employees of Saint Elizabeth's Hospital in Edgewood were charged and sentenced for abusing an elderly patient.
Ellyssa Klein, 28, and Sandra Nobbe, 31, Gary Ray, 74, and Ashley Flower, 33, were all arrested after an investigation by the Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron's Office of Medicaid Fraud and Abuse Control.
The investigation found the defendants helped each other improperly restrain an elderly patient in the Behavioral Health Unit in July 2015.
At the time, Klein and Nobbe were both certified nursing assistants with the hospital's Behavioral Health Unit. Ray and Flower were registered nurses at the hospital.
The attorney general's office said the defendants rearranged furniture around the patient's medical recliner and put therapeutic water bags on top of the patient.
The bags each weighed more than 35 pounds and were left for about 15 hours.
"We will not tolerate abuse or neglect by those charged with their care," Cameron said. "I appreciate the work of our Medicaid Fraud and Abuse Control Unit to hold accountable those responsible for these terrible actions."
In April, Klein, Nobbe and Ray pleaded guilty to Reckless Abuse or Neglect of an Adult. They were sentenced to twelve months in jail, conditionally discharged for two years. They also agreed to forfeit their professional licenses and were placed on the Caregiver Misconduct Registry for seven years.
Last week, Flower pleaded guilty to Reckless Abuse or Neglect of an Adult and was sentenced to twelve months in jail, conditionally discharged for two years. Flower also agreed to forfeit her professional license.
Anyone who wants
to report abuse, neglect, or exploitation in a Medicaid facility is
encouraged to contact the Attorney General's elder abuse tip line at
1-877-228-7384.
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