Missouri CNA Guilty of Abusing Brain-Injured Resident, Sentenced to Prison
We discussed the tragic abuse of Benny Crowley at the hands of CNA Dennis Rowe in a previous blog.
Dennis Rowe was convicted of second-degree elder abuse sentenced on August 10, 2009 to five years in prison for abusing a brain-injured nursing home resident at Carthage Health and Rehab in Carthage, Missouri. Rowe allegedly struck the resident in the groin and face and forced water down his nose into his lungs through his oxygen tubing in an effort to "control" the resident.
Allegedly, another employee was witness to the abuse after asking Rowe how he was able to "handle" Crowley. Rowe responded by simply walking up to Crowley in his wheelchair and hit him in the testicles. Then, Rowe smacked Crowley in his face and mocked him. Rowe also grabbed a water canister that was attached to Crowley's oxygen concentrator and held it up so that water washed down the tubing into Crowley's nose and lungs, causing him to choke.
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