Nursing Home Abuse Video Could Bring Lawsuit
A 78-year-old woman was allegedly the victim of elder abuse at the hands of three staff members from a nursing home in Haverford, PA. The facility’s license was rescinded following charges of negligence and misconduct. The three employees are accused of beating up the 78-year-old woman. The victim’s family stated that the victim is not the type of person that would fight back against an attacker.
According to the family, the tape showed the elderly woman simply trying to escape from the abuse she was suffering. An attorney representing the victim stated the facility should have reported the incident to officials at the Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare but they failed to do so. The family plans to file a lawsuit against the facility for the elder abuse their family member suffered. The family alleges the facility simply tried to blame the incident on the victim’s battle with Alzheimer’s disease.
If the video evidence the family has obtained clearly shows a violation of the victim’s rights and safety in this incident, it could be grounds for a lawsuit against the facility for elder abuse. The CEO of the facility’s parent company stated they were shocked and angered by the perpetrators’ actions in this incident and fully cooperated with authorities. However, simply cooperating to clean up this incident is not enough and they should take measures to ensure that this type of incident never happens again. Revoking the facility’s license seems as though it is a necessary action in order to prevent further victims at the hands of the facility’s employees.
