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December 11, 2017
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Alabama Attorney General
AG STEVE MARSHALL ANNOUNCES CONVICTION OF THREE FORMER
CHEROKEE COUNTY NURSING HOME EMPLOYEES IN NEGLECT CASE
(MONTGOMERY)–Attorney General Steve Marshall announced today the conviction of
three former employees of a Centre nursing home for failing to properly provide care for a
resident of the facility.
Sandra Michele Curry, and Kacey Minerva Allen, both residents of Centre, and Shawna
Rogers, a resident of Rome, Georgia, each pleaded guilty in Cherokee County Circuit Court to
one count of attempted elder abuse, a class C felony.
“Alabama law recognizes that the care of those who are vulnerable is a serious
responsibility, and those who are entrusted with this charge have a legal obligation to properly
fulfill their duties,” said Attorney General Marshall. “These defendants not only failed to
provide adequate care, but they were shown to have lied about their negligence that resulted in
harm and injury to a nursing home patient.”
Curry had been employed as a licensed practical nurse at Cherokee County Health and
Rehabilitation in Centre, and both Allen and Rogers were employed at the same facility as
certified nursing assistants. An investigation conducted by the Attorney General’s Medicaid
Fraud Control Unit determined that, during the defendants’ shift on the night of September 3-4,
2016, they failed to check on a resident of the facility who was under their care. During that
time, the bedridden resident incurred ant bites on her thighs, knees, and ankles, which were not
discovered until the next morning. Although the defendants documented that they had
provided care to the resident during their shift, a review of video from the facility showed that
none of them entered the resident’s room during their shift. The victim did not require medical
treatment for the ant bites.
Each of the defendants was sentenced to two years imprisonment, which was
suspended, and they were placed on three years of probation. Curry was required to surrender
her nursing license. Each defendant will be barred from working in a healthcare facility in the
future.
Attorney General Marshall thanked the staff at the facility for their timely reporting of
the incident and he commended the staff of his Medicaid Fraud Control Unit for its thorough
investigation and prosecution of this matter.
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