Former Nursing Home Operator Gets Probation for Abuse Claim
A former nursing home operator in Brooksville, FL pleaded guilty to charges of elderly neglect and owning or operating an assisted living facility without a license. Gloria Olson will serve a 3-year probation sentence and pay $8,000 in fines. Olson will be barred from running a nursing home or assisted living center from now on. The probation sentence and fine was likely given due to the lack of any criminal history on Olson.
Olson reportedly housed at least five patients in her home without a license. One patient was locked in their bedroom and each of the patients were only fed twice a day and given minimal food and/or water. One of the resident’s daughters stated that her mother’s walker was taken away and she was tied to the bed. Olson also runs a limousine company out of her home as well. That company is still running as of now and only the nursing home company was halted.
Most states in the U.S. have regulations regarding turning a residential home into an assisted living or nursing home facility. Running this type of facility without any licensing is illegal and, in many cases, often leads to incidents of negligence or abuse because the owners and/or operators are not always able to keep track of any assistants they may have in the facility. There have been many cases in which an assistant at this type of facility abuses a resident.
