Ex-aide gets probation for scalding man
November 13, 2009
By KEITH PHUCAS
A former assisted living aide who admitted scalding an elderly Alzheimer's patient when she poured hot cereal into his mouth was sentenced to five years' probation Thursday.
Alvador Thompson, 55, of Hatfield, pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter in Montgomery County court in August for causing the death last year of 79-year-old Ronald Meyers at
Cambridge-Brightfield Assisted Living Facility in Hatfield.
After suffering severe burns to his lips, mouth, tongue and throat from the piping hot Cream of Wheat on Oct. 8, 2008, Meyers was unable to eat and died two weeks later, according to the District Attorney's Office.
Thompson did not immediately report the scalding incident, and it was hours before Meyers was taken to Central Montgomery Hospital for treatment. He remained hospitalized for four days before being released. The man's family and the facility's other employees described him as having a hearty appetite, but after being injured, Meyers never ate again.
Alvador Thompson, 55, of Hatfield, pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter in Montgomery County court in August for causing the death last year of 79-year-old Ronald Meyers at
Cambridge-Brightfield Assisted Living Facility in Hatfield.
After suffering severe burns to his lips, mouth, tongue and throat from the piping hot Cream of Wheat on Oct. 8, 2008, Meyers was unable to eat and died two weeks later, according to the District Attorney's Office.
Thompson did not immediately report the scalding incident, and it was hours before Meyers was taken to Central Montgomery Hospital for treatment. He remained hospitalized for four days before being released. The man's family and the facility's other employees described him as having a hearty appetite, but after being injured, Meyers never ate again.
The prosecutors said Thompson relinquished her nursing aid certification but continues to work as a nursing aide in a private capacity.
To contact the Elder Abuse Hotline, call (800) 734-2020.
Abridged
SOURCE: The Lansdale Reporter
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