NY CNA Arraigned For Alleged Abuse: A New York CNA has been arraigned on charges of falsifying business records, endangering the welfare of an incompetent or physically disabled person, and willful violation of health laws. The charges stemmed from an incident in which the CNA allegedly physically harmed a resident and then lied about it to her employer. For more information, visit
CNA Receives Prison Sentence for Resident Abuse: A CNA working at a Florida nursing home was recently sentenced to five months in jail after she was recorded physically abusing a resident on several different occasions. Family of the resident, a 76 year old with Alzheimer’s, had hidden a camera in his room after first noticing the bruising on his body. In addition to the prison sentence, the CNA will face five years of probation and lose her license. For more information, visit
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