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November 21 , 2005
"Judge Overturns Guilty Verdict in MN Nursing Home Abuse Case"
In a heated court battle over a Minnesota nursing home abuse case Benton County is asking that state's Supreme Court to take a closer look at a lower court's ruling that overturned a jury's guilty verdict. The lower court suggested that there was insufficient evidence and that the jury was incorrect in making a guilty verdict against Jackie Gondrez, a caregiver at the Country Manor Nursing Home in Sartell.
Jackie Gondrez was convicted of mistreatment of a confined person and disorderly conduct by a caregiver, charges stemming from a 2002 incident. The initial complaint alleged that Gondrez and another caregiver bathed a male and female resident at the same time where they saw each other naked. The residents were aged 76 and 82 and both had dementia.
The complaint alleges that Gondrez made inappropriate and sexually suggestive comments at the time of the bathing. The other caregiver pled guilty, but Gondrez chose to fight the claims. November 2 , 2003
"Federal Report Finds South Carolina Nursing
Home Inspectors Inadequate"
A Certified Nurse's Assistant was arrested last month in East Providence, RI on charges of assault on persons over 60 causing bodily injury. Meredith Rooney, 51, was booked on charges that she assaulted a dementia-suffering patient, Arleen L. Gillett, 85 at the Waterview Villa Nursing Home in East Providence . Fellow nursing assistant Lisa Regnault reported the incident to the police. If convicted, Rooney could face a year in prison and possible counseling or probation.
Ms. Regnault reported that Ms. Rooney put her hand over Ms. Gillett's mouth and pushed the patient into the bed's mattress. Ms. Gillett suffered from bruises around her mouth and nose, allegedly from the incident. The police report stated that the reporting officer thought the bruises could have come from a human hand. Ms. Gillett could not be a credible witness to her crime because of her dementia. When asked about the bruises she said that "bugs" had attacked her and appeared disoriented.
Regnault also reported that Rooney usually worked on another floor and therefore was not familiar with Ms. Gillett's behavioral problems, which often included screaming and yelling. Ms. Gillett was screaming when Rooney went into the patient's room. Regnault reported that Rooney lifted Ms. Gillett from a wheelchair and put her on the bed. Rooney was lying on top of the patient in order to apply weight to the patient's body, according to the report.
Regnault then reported that Rooney covered the patient's mouth, threatened her, and then tried to strike her with her wrists. Regnault reported the incident to her supervisor shortly afterward. Ms. Rooney has since been suspended from the facility.
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