Hidden camera exposes nursing home abuse

A nursing home is under heavy investigation after hidden camera video showed evidence of nursing home abuse against an elderly resident.

A criminal investigation as well as an investigation into the regulation of the nursing home have both been initiated following the release of the shocking hidden camera footage. In the footage, a nursing aide at the facility is seen striking the face of a 78-year-old elderly woman.

The elderly resident's son had accused the nursing home of abuse and negligence against his mother, who suffers from Alzheimer's disease. His complaints had been ignored by the nursing home, so he decided to take matters into his own hands by installing a hidden camera.

The resident's son had noticed marks and bruises on his mother, and claimed that she would raise her hands in a defensive manner when he tried to approach her. He installed the camera in her room and left a notice stating that it had been installed.

The footage shows not one but two nursing aids striking the elderly woman on separate occasions. In one of the videos, a nursing aid is seen striking the woman in the face as another employee of the nursing home watches and does nothing to intervene.

In perhaps the most violent and shocking of the videos, a nursing aid is seen shoving the elderly woman into her wheelchair and throwing her onto her bed. The employee is also seen shoving the elderly resident's face into the wall.

Two of the nursing aids were fired by the nursing home, while the other employee was disciplined for not reporting the abuse despite witnessing it. One of the employees has been charged with felony assault.

Family members trust nursing homes to provide excellent care to their elderly loved ones. It is unfortunate that sometimes abuse and negligence occurs in these facilities. If you believe that a loved one has been the victim of nursing home negligence or nursing home abuse, please contact the Law Offices of Dr. Bruce Fagel & Associates for a free legal consultation. Click here to visit our website or call us toll-free at 1-800-541-9376.