Nursing home employees accused of encouraging dementia patients to fight, later posting it to social media

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While staff members recorded the fight, one resident struck another. That prompted one resident to strangle the other 'with her face turning red.'

Three women working at a nursing home in North Carolina allegedly organized a fighting ring earlier this year that included two elderly residents who suffered from dementia.

The women are accused of recorded a confrontation between two residents at the Danby House in Winston-Salem, rather than stepping in to stop it, according to a North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services report obtained byWhile staff members recorded the fight, one resident struck another. That prompted one resident to strangle the other"with her face turning red," the report states. According to the report, both residents have been diagnosed with dementia.

Staff members egged the residents on and could be heard saying,"punch her in the face," according to the report. A worker could be heard saying,"Are you recording? You gonna send it to me?" The video was later posted to social media. Nurses in the accident and emergency dept of Selly Oak Hospital work during a busy shift on March 16, 2010 in Birmingham, England. Three employees of Danby House, a nursing home in North Carolina, were arrested on charges of organizing a fight club and egging on residents with dementia by recording a physical altercation.

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