2019Jane Doe was admitted to Roe Nursing Home with severe dementia and was confined to the dementia lock-down unit. She would wander about the facility aimlessly. Doe was a full assist patient who depended on Roe’s nursing staff for all of her activities of daily living.
On or about July 27, 2018 a certified nursing assistant attending to Doe tied her up to a chair restraining her and allegedly placed plastic tape over her mouth so she could not cry out. Doe did not have any resulting medical treatment and no medical bills. Parties settled the case for $100,000.00 following the filing of the Complaint.