Deputy Attorney General Jane E. Young and New Boston Police Department Chief James R. Brace announce that Nancy A. Waller, age 65, of New Boston, New Hampshire, was arrested on Thursday, April 8, 2021, and charged with two counts of Abuse of a Facility Patient, Second Degree Assault, and Simple Assault. Ms. Waller is a Registered Nurse employed at Rose Meadow Farm, an assisted living facility in New Boston, New Hampshire. The charges allege that, on December 23, 2020, Ms. Waller broke a resident’s fingers as she was prying them off the resident’s call bell. The charges further allege that Ms. Waller then prevented the resident from being examined by outside medical professionals. The Abuse of Facility Patient charges and the Second Degree Assault charge are class B felonies that each carry a maximum penalty of 3½ to 7 years in the New Hampshire State Prison. The Simple Assault charge is a class A misdemeanor that carries a maximum penalty of 12 months in the House of Corrections.
