Specific Allegations of Abuse

Lauren Ellerman

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Because of our duty of confidentiality, we cannot blog about many case details. We can't share statements made by nurses, unless they are public record. Well, here is a public record about nursing home abuse and neglect, that is almost too awful to believe.

Faye Clark, a nurse aide at Heritage Hill in Big Stone Gap, Virginia, had her license revoked in August after the board found her guilty of abusing and neglecting nursing home patients. The consent order says that between Jan. '02 and July '06 Clark did the following:

a.) was very "negative and snappy" to a resident and told her "not to start her damn shit."
b.) was "hateful" and "rough" when moving a resident to a wheelchair.
c.) when asked to take a resident to the bathroom she said, "We'll get there when we get there; we are not stopping."
d.) told a resident who had just vomited, "If you puke again, you'll have to eat it."

At an informal conference with the board, Clark denied any instances of abuse. She was fired from Heritage Hill in July '06.
Fired, that's all? I would have liked a civil suit for intentional affliction of emotional distress!