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State: NJType of facility: Nursing home. ![]() ![]() ![]() How it became public: News story, criminal charges Social media site: Facebook. Description: A nursing assistant photographed a resident's genitals and sent the picture to a friend, who uploaded it to Facebook. The assistant was fired. Both were charged with invasion of privacy and conspiracy. The New Jersey Attorney General's office said the worker was given probation; her friend pre- trial intervention. A spokesman for Care. One, Tim Hodges, said in an interview that the home itself reported the incident to authorities and has a . ![]() Fortunately we have not had an incident since then. Ann's Home. City: Rochester. State: NYType of facility: Nursing home. How it became public: News story, criminal charges Social media site: Facebook. Description: A year after she stopped working at the home, a former nurse aide posted a video to Facebook in which an elderly wheelchair- bound resident was harassed. The video showed a hand briefly tugging at the resident's hair. Voices in the video could be heard taunting her, saying among other things: . The home's administrator Susan Murty said an investigation started immediately when an employee discovered the posting and the home worked with authorities to determine its scope. That’s always our frustration. One picture showed a resident vomiting; another video showed a resident being assisted with an obstructed bowel, according to a criminal complaint. ![]() The employees admitted taking photos and sharing them with one another and with friends. Both pleaded no contest to misdemeanor counts of disorderly conduct and invasion of privacy through use of a surveillance device. A lawyer for the facility told the Green Bay Press- Gazette at the time the women were charged that both were screened before they were hired, and both were fired after an investigation. The current executive director declined to comment beyond saying the facility has changed ownership since the incident. Date: December 2. Facility: Dunmore Health Care Center. City: Dunmore. State: PAType of facility: Nursing home. How it became public: Government inspection report Social media site: Instagram. Description: The name and picture of a resident with Alzheimer's disease were posted on a nursing assistant's Instagram page. The resident . In its plan of correction, the home said the photo was removed from Instagram and no other residents were affected. The home's administrator declined to comment. Read more information. Date: Around December 2. Facility: Saint Albans Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center. City: Saint Albans. State: VTType of facility: Nursing home. How it became public: Government inspection report Social media site: not specified. Description: A video of a resident identified as having dementia was posted on an employee's social media website without the permission of the resident or family. The director of nursing services said . I didn't do an investigation because there was no identifiable people and not sure if (Administrator) might have spoke to (her/him). Both employees were . He pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor count of willful violation of health laws and was given a year of conditional discharge and community service. The home's administrator, Darlene Crispell, told Pro. Publica that officials reported the incident immediately to the state health department and fired the staff member involved. We’re pretty aggressive in monitoring that. Technology is a problem for us, for everybody, these days.. The resident involved was not harmed but certainly it was a serious incident. The employee admitted to posting the photo and said she would take it down. The employee was asked to come in and meet with the administrator but never came back to work. The home's parent company did not return two calls seeking comment. Date: Around April 2. Facility: Deer Crest. City: Red Wing. State: MNType of facility: Assisted living. How it became public: Government inspection report, news story Social media site: Instagram. Description: A staff member took a photo of a resident on the toilet in the bathroom. The picture showed the resident's bare skin and was taken without consent and uploaded to Instagram. The staff member admitted taking the photo, was suspended and ultimately fired. The staff person also was directed to remove the photo from the social media site. The facility was found to be in compliance with state rules. It provided written reminders to all staff about its policies and procedures. Its executive director did not return multiple calls. Date: May 2. 01. 3Facility: Sharon Health Care Pines. City: Peoria. State: ILType of facility: Nursing home. How it became public: Government inspection report Social media site: not specified. Description: A housekeeper posted a picture of a vision- and hearing- impaired resident on her social networking webpage, with the caption . The employee apologized and immediately removed the photo. She said she was not aware that a person could not do such a thing without the resident's consent. The home's administrator told Pro. Publica that the matter was corrected immediately and that annual training is conducted . The facility failed to immediately report an incident of possible mistreatment by staff to government inspectors. Spokeswoman Ashley Brenon Jowett said in a statement to Pro. Publica: . While visiting her grandmother (and not working), she took a photograph and posted it to her personal Facebook page. The grandmother, a resident, was fully dressed in the photo, which was taken to share the excitement of her recovery. Only those who have familiarity with the facility would have been able to discern that the resident was sitting on a commode in the photo. There was no resident or family complaint; when the post was discovered by another staff member, we self- reported the incident as a cautionary measure. The employee was advised of the sensitivity of the situation and immediately removed the image. She understood the facility’s response, was remorseful, and mortified that she could ever have been interpreted as having put her grandmother’s privacy or dignity in jeopardy. Officials would not detail the nature of the photos but said both . In a statement at the time, Bishop Drumm president and chief executive Brian Farrell said publishing photos of a resident not only violates the home's core values, . She was fired and pleaded no contest to a felony charge of using a computer to commit a crime but denied wrongdoing in an interview. The facility had written up the employee twice previously for use of her cell phone and social media at work. Officials at the home did not return calls and emails seeking comment. Date: February 2. Facility: Prestige Post- Acute and Rehab Center. City: Centralia. State: WAType of facility: Nursing home. How it became public: Government inspection report Social media site: Snapchat. Description: A nursing assistant recorded a resident on the toilet and shared the video on Snapchat with another nursing assistant who was working on the opposite side of the building. In the video, the resident's face was visible while sitting on a bedside commode with her pants below the knees, cleaning herself while laughing and singing. A third nursing assistant told inspectors that use of cell phones by employees had been going on in the facility for an extended time. In a statement to Pro. Publica, Prestige. Care said it was an isolated incident and that it instituted new, stricter cellphone and social media policies. When we learned about this issue last year, we took immediate steps to notify the police, along with other state authorities. We immediately placed the employee on suspension pending an investigation, and once complete, terminated her. We also met with the patient’s family and doctor to discuss what happened. We take these situations very seriously and are thankful that our own internal procedures alerted us so promptly to the issue. The home's administrator told WJHL- TV at the time that the home fired the employee, but took no additional legal action because there was no evidence patients were in the room when the picture was taken. Date: March 2. 01. Facility: Rosewood Care Center. City: St. Charles. State: ILType of facility: Nursing home. How it became public: Government inspection report, news story, criminal charges Social media site: Snapchat. Description: One nursing home assistant recorded another using a nylon strap to lightly slap the face of a 9. The video was posted on Snapchat. On it, the resident could be heard crying out ! They were fired, pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor count of battery and were sentenced to probation and community service. Ivy Gleeson, the nursing home administrator, told the Chicago Tribune in 2. She did not return calls and emails from Pro. Publica seeking comment. Date: April 2. 01. Facility: George L Mee Memorial Hospital. City: King City. State: CAType of facility: Nursing home. How it became public: Government inspection report Social media site: not specified. Description: Two licensed vocational nurses posted a picture of themselves on a social media site; a health chart with a resident's name was visible. A home official declined to comment, referring a call to its parent organization, which did not return calls. Date: April 2. 01. Facility: Gridley Healthcare and Wellness Centre. City: Gridley. State: CAType of facility: Nursing home. How it became public: Government inspection report, news story, criminal charges Social media site: Snapchat. Description: Five nursing assistants were fired and prosecuted for taking and sharing photos and videos of residents. In one, a nursing assistant was twerking (dancing in a sexually provocative way) over a resident's head.
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