In June 2019, residents of the Danby House assisted living facility in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, were not being properly cared for by a staff of health care employees who had not been trained and were not supervised. Patients who needed medication for such ailments as fluid build up, thyroid hormone deficiency, neuropathic pain, high blood pressure, depression, dementia and Alzheimer's disorder, were not administered their medication as prescribed. A resident suffering from schizoaffective bipolar disorder was withheld her medication for 17 days.
Three members of the Danby House assisting living staff, Marilyn Latish McKey, 32; Tonacia Yvonne Tyson, 20; and Taneshia Deshawn Jordan, 26; were encouraging elderly residents diagnosed with dementia to engage in fistfights. These cruel employees also physically pushed the disabled patients around and abused them verbally with taunts. During one of the fights, a so-called caregiver told one of the elderly combatants to stop screaming.
In a videoed dementia patient fight, an elderly woman is seen falling on a bed as another patient punches her in the face. The woman recording the fight can be heard saying, "punch her in the face!" As the dementia patient on the bed is being choked, one of the staffers says, "You're making her turn red." The brawl continues until a supervisor enters the room and puts a stop to it.
The three abusive Danby House staffers, for their own amusement, recorded the dementia patient fights and shared their videos on social media. It's hard to imagine what goes on in the minds of people like this, employees paid to care for the vulnerable patients they abuse. One can imagine, however, how the families of these victims feel when they learn what was going on inside this assisted living house of horrors.
When the "dementia fight club" abuse came to light, Danby House employees Tyson, McKey, and Jordon were fired. The state also prohibited the assisted living facility from accepting new residents.
On October 1, 2019, officers with the Winston-Salem Police Department took the three ex-heath care workers into custody. Each suspect was charged with misdemeanor assault of a disabled person. The suspects posted their bail and were released.
The corporation that owns Danby House can expect a number of lawsuits from family members of the abused patients.
Three members of the Danby House assisting living staff, Marilyn Latish McKey, 32; Tonacia Yvonne Tyson, 20; and Taneshia Deshawn Jordan, 26; were encouraging elderly residents diagnosed with dementia to engage in fistfights. These cruel employees also physically pushed the disabled patients around and abused them verbally with taunts. During one of the fights, a so-called caregiver told one of the elderly combatants to stop screaming.
In a videoed dementia patient fight, an elderly woman is seen falling on a bed as another patient punches her in the face. The woman recording the fight can be heard saying, "punch her in the face!" As the dementia patient on the bed is being choked, one of the staffers says, "You're making her turn red." The brawl continues until a supervisor enters the room and puts a stop to it.
The three abusive Danby House staffers, for their own amusement, recorded the dementia patient fights and shared their videos on social media. It's hard to imagine what goes on in the minds of people like this, employees paid to care for the vulnerable patients they abuse. One can imagine, however, how the families of these victims feel when they learn what was going on inside this assisted living house of horrors.
When the "dementia fight club" abuse came to light, Danby House employees Tyson, McKey, and Jordon were fired. The state also prohibited the assisted living facility from accepting new residents.
On October 1, 2019, officers with the Winston-Salem Police Department took the three ex-heath care workers into custody. Each suspect was charged with misdemeanor assault of a disabled person. The suspects posted their bail and were released.
The corporation that owns Danby House can expect a number of lawsuits from family members of the abused patients.
"misdemeanor assault of a disabled person"?
ReplyDeleteThat should be a FELONY!