January 15, 2009
Santa Rosa resident Corey Gonzales has been sentenced to three years and eight months in a California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation facility for abusing an elder while serving as a caregiver in Petaluma.
Petaluma police officers arrested Gonzales, 44, at 4:11 p.m. on Oct. 11 after receiving a report that an elder living in an apartment complex for seniors on Wyndham Way was calling for help. An officer found a 67-year-old woman sitting on her couch, in need of immediate medical attention.
She previously had suffered a stroke, and is paralyzed on the left side of her body. She reported that Gonzales, her caregiver, had left her without access to a motorized wheelchair, and she therefore was unable to move from the couch. Due to this neglect, she sustained extremely inflamed, open sores throughout her body.
“Hopefully, this case will send a strong message to those who commit elder abuse that they will be held accountable,” said Sonoma County District Attorney Stephan Passalacqua.
SOURCE: Petaluma Argus Courier - Petaluma,CA,USA
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