According to recent news reports from North Bergen New Jersey 59-year-old Julia C. Galvan of North Bergen is facing charges of assault abuse and neglect of the elderly due to an incidence of alleged nursing home abuse that occurred on January 15 2011. Surveillance video shows Galvan a nursing home employee striking an 87-year-old terminally ill woman three or four times. The video camera was placed in the room by the elderly womans daughter who had cause for concern regarding her mothers care at the Harborage located on River Road. The elderly woman died two days after the incident but police believe that the womans illness and not the alleged assault was to blame for her passing. Police are looking through further video footage that was recorded for the week of January 11th through the 17th.
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When nursing home abuse occurs an alleged negligent party and their employer can be held civilly liable for the consequences of the workers behavior regardless of whether or not criminal charges have been pressed. Instances of nursing home abuse are always shocking since such victims have little to no defense when they may be suffering from abuse or neglect. Bringing the liable parties to justice for such an unjust act is important for a number of reasons including working toward ensuring that such actions do not cause harm to another person.
– Texas Nursing Home Abuse Attorney Michael Grossman
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