TALLAHASSEE -- A Pinellas County certified nursing assistant faces up to five years in prison after the Attorney General's office says she broke an 84-year-old woman's fingerDana Majewski, a certified nursing assistant, was assigned to care for the elderly victim at the HealthSouth Rehabilitation Hospital in Largo.

Witnesses told investigators that Majewski became angry with the victim when she would not let Majewski make breakfast. Majewski allegedly bent the victims fingers back with enough force to cause one of the victims fingers to break. Although the victim has received medical treatment, she continues to experience pain and the finger shows signs of injury. The abuse was reported to the Attorney Generals Office through the Patient Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation Program.Majewski, 27, has since been fired from the hospital. She is charged with one count of battery of an elderly person, a third-degree felony. In addition to a potential five-year prison sentence, Majewski could receive up to $10,000 in fines. The case is being prosecuted by the State Attorney for the Sixth Judicial Circuit in Pinellas County.

SOURCE: abcactionnews