Three care home staff members have been fired after being filmed disgracefully berating a 68-year-old Air Force veteran who had fallen out of bed in the middle of the night.
The video was taken on April 11 in Richard Johnson's room at Universal Healthcare in Raleigh, North Carolina, the day after his daughter installed a nanny cam after he complained to her about how he was being treated.
It shows three female staff members tell him: 'Shame on you' and joke about his age after he fell out of bed at 4.20am. It is not clear when exactly it was filmed.
Johnson, who was a civil engineer in the Air Force, was left lying on the floor for more than an hour before the first nurse came to check on him despite repeated calls for help.
His daughter admitted him to the home on March 29 after his stroke. On April 4, he complained to her about how he was being treated and she bought a $129 nanny cam to put in his room.
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this problem is much bigger than crappy nursing. they hire unskilled workers for low wages that can barely speak english and always women. the management company is there to make money, not care for your loved ones and the sooner you admit it the better off you and your loved ones will be.
ReplyDeletethis goes on all day every day somewhere in america. and for those alone and without an advocate, these are how their last days on earth are.
i always find it amazing how the foreign press picks up on this stuff about america but never in the news from local or national media!
ReplyDeletekeep drinking the koolaid!
I hope they live long enough to recieve the same kind of treatment.
ReplyDeleteThey can't hire men because men can go unaccompanied only into men's rooms, and can only render direct care to women when there's a woman staff member present.
ReplyDelete1:26 PM ok then hire men AND women and not solely women who are not capable of picking these people up with the care necessary
ReplyDeleteYou comment is sorta stupid. I understand your half wit point but it is not totally logical and you missed the point of the comment.