Diana Harris worked as a housekeeper at the Cimmarron Pointe Care Center in Mannford, Oklahoma just outside of Tulsa. During the first three months she was there, she personally witnessed several atrocities being committed against vulnerable residents.
She saw one gentleman who was ignored and left sitting in his own waste for so long that the feces was encrusted on his legs all the way down to below his knees. When she reported it to her boss and to the people who were supposed to be caring for him, they decided to leave him in this condition until the next shift started two and a half hours later.
Her supervisor just sprayed the room with deodorant to cover the smell.
Diana then witnessed another older resident, who was paralyzed from the waist down, struggle to get out of her room in her wheelchair just to inform the staff that she was sitting in soiled garments. Mrs. Harris was horrified when she saw the staff laugh at her.
On another occasion, after Dianna had reported that a female resident needed attention, the resident’s needs went unchecked. The neglected resident wrote to her family saying her last goodbyes because she truly thought she was going to die from neglect.
Mrs. Harris continued to report the abuse and neglect she saw for nearly three months. Instead of correcting the problems, the nursing home corporation fired her. She has since gone to court.
She filed a petition seeking for wages and punitive damages after she was advised that the only reason for her termination was her reports of abuse. No other reason was ever given for her termination. She had not committed any other act that would warrant her termination.
We hope and expect that she will find justice, and we hope that the Cimmarron Pointe Care Center will care for the helpless residents in their care.
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