The Record reported on February 3, 2012 that a Dumont home health-care worker was convicted of drugging an elderly woman to make her job easier. The home health-care worker gave the elderly woman over the counter sleeping pills. The family became suspicious when the elderly woman began napping all day when she previously had been very active. While the family was visiting, the elderly woman came out of her room with a receipt for over the counter sleeping pills. The family began counting the pills every day and foundthat 5 to 9 pills were missing daily.
The home health care aide was convicted of neglect of an elderly person and reckless endangerment which can carry a maximum sentence of 5 years in prison. Since, she is a first time offender, she will likely receive no jail time.
To read more: http://www.northjersey.com/topstories/dumont/Live-in_aide_convicted_of_drugging_Alzheimers_patient.html
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