DENVER (KDVR) -- Two women are accused of elder abuse after a patient at a local health care center sustained injuries, including a broken leg.
A detective was called to Sky Ridge Medical Center on May 9 after a report of elder abuse against a 92-year-old woman who suffers from severe dementia, according to a press release from the Arapahoe County Sheriff's Office.
The woman was taken to the hospital in an ambulance from Orchard Park Health Care Center, and hospital employees noticed that she had broken bones in her leg, according to the sheriff's office.
The employees told a detective that the serious bodily injuries were not consistent with the injuries stated in the report from Orchard Park Health Care Center.
According to the sheriff's office, the report from the health care center said that the woman was found sitting in her wheelchair, "screaming for help in terrible pain," and that no one saw her fall or knew what happened.
During the weeks-long investigation, the sheriff's office said investigators learned that two employees at the health care center were lying about how the woman obtained her injuries.
"In addition, investigators say both suspects were complicit in their actions to hide the truth of what happened to the victim," the sheriff's office wrote.
Detectives believe that the woman was injured on May 8 and that the injuries were a result of criminal negligence, which is a crime against an at-risk person.
Free on Your TV • New FOX31+ App for Roku, Fire TV, Apple TV"The story that Orchard Park gave us could not have happened this way, to break the leg like this," said Arapahoe County Sheriff's Office Detective Eric Van Cleave. "She is more pigeon-toed, if you will, it would have to be some kind of twisting motion; somebody pulling her leg, trying to straighten her legs out, somebody might have gotten rough with her. We don't think she fell from what the injuries look like; again, this is what doctors are telling me in my interview. Whatever happened to her inside the facility at Orchard Park was egregious.
One of the suspects, identified as Certified Nursing Assistant Patience Jackson, 35, was arrested at her home. The other suspect, identified as Zainab Namale, 34, is in Miami and was given 24 hours to turn herself in.
The family released the following statement regarding the incident:
“As a family, we are heartbroken that Colorado facilities have failed to provide the safety and dignity our elderly family member needed. Our family grieves the reality that safe, respectful elder care is not guaranteed in Colorado.”
FOX31 reached out to Orchard Park Health Care Center, which said it has no comment.
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