Nurse at Pennsylvania Facility Charged with Neglect and Assault of 80-Year-Old Resident

Attorney General Michelle Henry announced charges against a nurse who allegedly neglected and mistreated a resident at a Harrisburg skilled nursing facility. Eliut Lopez Enriquez, 56, was taken into custody Tuesday, charged with felony and misdemeanor counts of neglect of a care-dependent person, abuse of a care-dependent person, and simple assault following a presentment approved by the 49th Statewide Investigating Grand Jury. He is to be arraigned at a later time. According to the investigation, Lopez Enriquez assaulted the 80-year-old male resident while changing his wound dressings on March 17, 2022, at The Gardens at Blue Ridge in Susquehanna Township. Nurse Lopez Enriquez assaulted the patient, which caused him extreme pain and a substantial risk of infection. The victim was subsequently hospitalized for multiple medical conditions before passing away on May 5, 2022.

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