New York CNA Pleads Guilty to Felony Abuse
We discussed this matter in our previous blog.
In May 2009, John Ette, a former CNA at Adirondack Medical Center's Mercy nursing home in New York, was arrested for physically abusing an 88 year-old nursing home resident. Ette admitted to state investigators that he hit the bedridden resident in the face, grabbed her arm, and shoved her into her wheelchair. She suffered severe facial bruising and a broken collarbone. The woman's injuries were discovered the next morning by facility staff.
Ette pleaded guilty on July 22, 2009 to endangering the welfare of an incompetent or physically disabled person and was sentenced to time served. Ette spent approximately two months in jail following his arrest. He was also ordered to take an anger management class.
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