More Nursing Home Abuse Cases in Pennsylvania

Pa. nursing home terminated for alleged patient abuse

In less than one month, two employees have been terminated from a Pa. nursing home for abuse and the third employee for failing to report the abuse in a timely manner.

The most recent employee was arraigned for stuffing a sock in the mouth of a wheel-chair bound patient with dementia.

The first employee who has a criminal record was was allegedly pulling the hair of a patient.

Nursing home management claims that the incidences are not related and patient safety is very important with a zero tolerance abuse policy. The Pa. nursing home abuse cases are under investigation.