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Elder Abuse Rising in Care Facilities Mixing the Frail and the Disturbed [NewAmericaMedia.org]

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The nursing home Georgie Williams moved to in her 80s was supposed to be a haven from the deepening confusion of Alzheimer's disease.

 

The locked unit in the Windsor home did protect her for a while from things like leaving the stove on or wandering away. But on Feb. 16, 2013, danger came looking for her while she lay in bed.

 

Another resident, age 77 with a history of dementia and hallucinations, entered her room, sat on her bed and pummeled her face, neck and arms, according to police and medical records.

 

A nurse responding to Williams' screams caught him with his fist drawn back. It took three nurses to pull him off.

 

[For more of this story, written by Elizabeth Simpson, go to http://newamericamedia.org/201...nd-the-disturbed.php]

 

 

 

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