Massachusetts Nurse's Aide Charged After Gross Abuse of Residents
Atrium at Faxon Woods
Kara Murphy, 23, a former nurse's aide at Atrium at Faxon Woods, a nursing home facility catering to residents suffering from Alzheimer's, dementia, and other memory loss problems, was arrested after reportedly abusing the residents for whom she cared. A co-worker reported witnessing the abuse. Murphy has been charged with seven counts of assault and battery on disabled persons. While pleading innocent, she is under house arrest until she can be fitted with a GPS tracking device.
Murphy allegedly manhandled at least four residents during her shift on August 8, 2009. The abuse began around 8:00 a.m. that day when Murphy was assisting an 89 year-old resident in the bathroom. When the woman tried to stand up after using the facilities, Murphy allegedly grabbed her by the jaw and forced her back down saying, "I should make her eat it." Murphy then admitted to having forced a resident to do so in the past. Later, when the resident refused to take her medication, Murphy forced open her mouth and dumped water in, which spilled down her neck.
Later in the morning, Murphy allegedly pushed a 92 year-old resident into her wheelchair and backhanded the resident in the forehead because she "wasn't moving fast enough". Murphy also bounced on the lap of another wheelchair-bound resident and allegedly punched yet another resident on the shoulder. In the afternoon, Murphy mocked a co-worker for changing the clothes of a resident who urinated on herself and told the co-worker she should leave it for the next shift.
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