Woman arrested for abuse of elderly person

On Friday, August 31, 2012 Arlington police arrested 43-year-old Maria Acosta Friday and charged her with assault against an elderly individual. She is being held at Arlington City Jail on a $10,000 bond. Arlington police are investigating allegations of elderly abuse at the Heritage Oaks Nursing Home.. Mynez Carter, 83, has Alzheimer’s disease and is being cared for at Heritage Oaks. Her family became concerned when she became fearful around relatives and had unexplained bruises. Carter’s two daughters placed a hidden camera in the room and were shocked by what it captured.

The video, which was released to Fox 4, shows workers pinching Carter and being forceful with her.

“My heart started racing and I was horrified,” Carter’s daughter Freddie Johnson told Fox.

Carter’s two daughters brought the video to nursing home administrator Jerry Warren, who disagreed with their interpretation of the treatment but did open an internal investigation into the matter. Dallas Morning News.

Ben A. Goff, elderattroney