Nurse’s Aide Arraigned For Patient Abuse
Monday, September 11th, 2006.
Auburn, NY - A certified nurse aide formerly employed at the Auburn Nursing Home has been charged with physically abusing an elderly and incompetent patient suffering from dementia.
Shanika N. Williams, 31, of Auburn appeared before Judge Michael McKeon in the Auburn City Court and was charged with one count of willful violation of health laws and one count of endangering the welfare of an incompetent or physically disabled person arising from her care of a patient of the Auburn Nursing Home on May 11. The charges allege that she struck the patient on her face, producing a bruise near her mouth.
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