caregiver

Assisted Living Employee Arrested After Elderly Woman Freezes to Death

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A Michigan-based caregiver was apprehended on November 21 following the death of an 82-year-old resident in her care due to hypothermia amid a snowstorm. The caregiver, identified as 58-year-old Colleen Kelly O’Connor, is now facing charges of second-degree vulnerable adult abuse. The charges stem from allegations that O’Connor failed to prevent the resident, Lois Kathryn Cary, from venturing outside in perilous weather conditions. Cary was under the care of O’Connor at Vista Springs Imperial Park …

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Woman Accused of Strangling Elderly Mother to Death

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A 59-year-old woman from Texas, Suzette Annette Kefauver, is currently in custody, charged with the murder of her 80-year-old mother, Vivian Norwood Kefauver. The Harris County Sheriff’s Office alleges that the murder weapon was a gait belt, a device typically used to aid individuals with mobility issues. On November 17, law enforcement was called to the Kefauver residence in Houston. Upon arrival, they found a neighbor performing CPR on the elderly woman. Emergency medical services …

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Elderly woman puts “HELP 911” sign in window to escape abusive daughter’s home

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On Monday, Julia Meusel was taken into custody and charged with one count of elderly adult abuse, a felony, according to a probable cause affidavit obtained by Nashville NBC affiliate WSMV-TV. This was after officers from the Metro Nashville Police Department responded to a call requesting a welfare check on a residence in the 1600 block of Carson Meadows Lane. The caller had reported seeing a sign in the window of the home that read …

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