Two caregivers at a Texas nursing home were charged this week after video surveillance footage reportedly injured an 87-year-old man in his room.
Solidago’s health and rehabilitation caretakers Lisa Cooper, 61, and Keyshia Johnson, 57, turned themselves in to the Texas Police Department on Thursday pending an assault investigation.
Both women were charged with injuring an elderly person, a second-degree felony.
The women were immediately suspended and then fired, according to a Texas City nursing home.
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The man’s family told FOX 26 Houston that a ring surveillance system was installed in his room after he complained about previous problems.
This particular incident began on Sunday, October 2, when someone at the nursing home called family members to inform them that a man had supposedly fallen out of bed and was going to the hospital.
According to Solis, his grandfather’s injuries included bruises, two black eyes, and eventually a neck brace, which were not consistent with a fall out of bed.
“I don’t know how to explain it,” Solis said. “We are in shock. [dang], it really happened to my grandpa. ”
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In video footage shared with FOX 26, caretakers are reportedly seen kicking, pushing and throwing a man who is an amputee and has arthritis.
“They knew the camera was there,” Lisandro Solis, the man’s grandson, told the outlet. I put a sign that it is.”
According to Solis, the video also shows the two women closing the curtain with their fists clenched “as if they were going to punch him.” According to the grandson, the two women and the man were behind the closed curtain for 15 minutes and he was 20 minutes.
“Think about it, they did that to him,” Solis said. “How many seniors are they doing that to?”
Fox News Digital reached out to the nursing home on Friday night and received the following statement:
“We appreciate the local government’s investigation and actions surrounding the troubling incident that occurred on Sunday, October 2nd. Solidago Health and Rehabilitation will continue to enforce strict policies prohibiting patient abuse to ensure the safety of our residents.” We are always taking prompt action to do so.The Abuse Policy will be reported to the authorities for appropriate action such as this case.
“In parallel with the external investigation, we launched an internal investigation and the employee was immediately suspended. As a result of the internal investigation, the employee involved in the incident was terminated as a result of violating company policy.
“We will continue to review our systems and approaches to identify new opportunities to strengthen existing measures to protect the health and safety of our population.”
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Both custodians were released from prison on Friday after posting a $100,000 bond.