Springfield CNA pleads guilty to abusing elderly patient

by: John Budenas

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WWLP) – A Springfield home health aide has pleaded guilty and been sentenced two years in the house of correction as well as three years on probation for a 2021 incident in which she abused a 91-year-old Alzheimer’s patient.

Rodette Robinson, 54, of Springfield, pleaded guilty Friday in Hampden Superior Court to two counts of Abuse, Neglect, or Mistreatment of an elder by a caretaker.

In November 2021, Robinson was captured in video surveillance footage shaking the patient from a recliner and then dragging her into the bathroom causing bruising and injuries to the patient’s arm and side. The family of the 91-year-old Alzheimer’s patient reported the incident to the home health agency where Robinson was employed.

“This defendant callously and violently assaulted an elder Alzheimer’s patient, and was caught on camera doing it,” said AG Campbell. “We will continue to investigate and prosecute these elder abuse cases because home health patients and their loved ones deserve to trust that caretakers will provide compassionate and excellent care.” 

This case is part of Attorney General, Andrea Joy Campbell’s efforts to address abuse, and harm of elderly patients and residents. Campbell co-sponsored legislation filed by Senator Jason Lewis (D-Winchester) and Representative Ruth Balser (D-Newton) in January to bring forward stronger enforcement tools to address abuse and neglect of elderly and disabled patients.

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Woman arrested after hidden camera shows she abused 87-year-old patient

Mayte Todd-Molina is accused of abusing an 87-year-old patient at an assisted living facility in Miami-Dade County. (MDPD)

MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. – Officers arrested a 42-year-old woman on Wednesday who is accused of abusing an 87-year-old Alzheimer’s patient at an assisted living facility in Miami-Dade County.

Surveillance video shows Mayte Todd-Molina pulled the victim’s hair down toward the pillow, and slapped the victim in the face several times, according to Attorney General Ashley Moody.

“It is incredibly sad to see a caregiver abuse a patient,” Moody said in a statement. “Floridians utilize assisted living facilities once they are no longer able to take care of themselves and trust that caregivers will help, not harm them.”

The victim’s relatives lost trust and installed a hidden camera after noticing bruising. The facility did not have an explanation or report on any incidents that may have caused the bruising, according to Moody’s Medicaid fraud control unit.

Todd-Molina faces two third-degree felony charges of abuse of an elderly disabled adult. Records show she was at the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center. The Office of the State Attorney in the 11th Judicial Circuit will prosecute the case.

 

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Personal care home worker accused of exploitation of elderly

A personal care home employee accused of withdrawing money from an Alzheimer’s patient’s bank account is in jail on a charge of exploitation of the elderly.

Maxine Donaldson, 51, was arrested Monday on the felony charge that carries a potential prison term of up to 20 years. She is expected to be in Richmond County Magistrate Court on Wednesday for an initial appearance.

According to the arrest warrant, Donaldson added herself to the bank account of a 69-year-old resident of the Shavonna’s Place of Care on Fairview Avenue. The warrant states that Donaldson withdrew $27,989 from the bank account between Oct. 25 and July 24.

The warrant accuses Donaldson of obtaining access to the bank account through undue influence, coercion, duress, deception or false representation.

According to the Department of Community Health, Shavonna’s, a state-licensed home for up to six patients, had no violations during its latest inspection in March. In February 2015, an investigation of three complaints at the home also found no violations.

When The Augusta Chronicle checked earlier in the year on business licenses for local personal care homes, Shavonna’s did not have one, which meant it had not undergone a fire marshal’s inspection. The home has since then become licensed, according to the city’s licensing and inspection division.

Donaldson had been the administrator of another personal care home, Maxi Maxi on Damascus Road.

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