Nurse Charged After Patient Injured

Christina Cole

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A health care worker employed by Conway Manor, an assisted living center, was charged with nursing home abuse on Wednesday.

She was arrested by Georgetown Police while working at the Georgetown Health Care Assisted Living Center.

On January 20th a patient at Conway Manor was found with a broken arm according to an incident report filed with Conway Police Department that led to the arrest of the nurse.

On January 31st, the woman, a licensed practical nurse, was fired when she gave different account regarding how the patient was injured, said the police report. On Thursday she was released from a detention center on a $2,000 surety bond.

A group that formed in 1975 said they are working to tighten laws for nursing homes and assisted living facilities. A bill being considered by Congress requires employers to report allegations of abuse, said Janet Wells, director of the National Coalition for Nursing Home Reform.

"We don't have adequate protection for the elderly," she said. "There has to be some extra layer of protection for people."

The incident report from the Conway Police Department said the patient, an 82-year-old woman, was found Jan. 20 with a broken bone in her right upper arm. An emergency room doctor said the injury showed possible abuse. An internal investigation was started at the Conway Nursing Center, the report said.