North Carolina health officials ordered a Winston Salem assisted living facility to stop admitting new residents after three employees were arrested and accused of allowing two residents with dementia to fight each other.
According to a police report, Marilyn, 32, Tonacia, 20, and Taneshia, 26, were each charged. Police say they received a report of elder abuse on June 21 at the Danby House assisted living facility. Court documents allege a 73 year old resident and a 70 year old resident fought while the three employees watched, and that the employees recorded the incident.
A state report says a video of the incident captured one employee telling a resident to throw a punch. Another employee can reportedly be heard asking whether the video was being recorded and whether it would be sent to her. These are allegations, and the three women have not been convicted of anything.
Officials also say one of the employees is accused of pushing a 73 year old resident into her room. Marilyn was charged with two counts of assault on an individual with a disability, while Tonacia and Taneshia were each charged with one count.
According to the investigation, no injuries were reported or found. A spokesperson for Danby House said the three employees were terminated in June, when the facility’s administration first learned of the allegations. We did not find a response from the three women in the reporting available at the time.
All three are scheduled to appear in court on Nov. 14.
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