FRAUD/ABUSE
CNA Receives Prison Sentence for Resident Abuse: A CNA working at a Florida nursing home was recently sentenced to five months in jail after she was recorded physically abusing a resident on several different occasions. Family of the resident, a 76 year old with Alzheimer’s, had hidden a camera in his room after first noticing the bruising on his body. In addition to the prison sentence, the CNA will face five years of probation and lose her license. For more information, visit
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