Kentucky Nursing Home Employees Indicted for Abuse
A nurse and two nursing assistants were indicted recently after an investigation by the Attorney General's Office of Medicaid Fraud and Abuse Control found that abuse charges were warranted.
In violation of a resident's established Care Plan, Melissa Lyon, a nurse assistant, was trying to transfer a resident into her bed alone at Creekwood Place Nursing Home in Russellville, Kentucky. During the transfer, the resident suffered a fractured leg. After the injury, Lyon and another nursing assistant, Destiny Duncan, "concealed the true facts of the incident". Nurse Barbara Moore "did not call a physician or family member or check on the victim, all of which caused the victim prolonged suffering and pain".
Each of the employees were indicted on a Class C felony of knowing abuse or neglect of an adult. If convicted, they face between five and ten years in prison.
The Terry Law Firm, a Missouri-based law firm, is experienced in handling cases of nursing home abuse and neglect. Please contact us with any questions or concerns about nursing home abuse or neglect at (888) 317-2525 or visit us on our website at www.nursinghomejustice.com.
