A nurse previously charged for failing to provide care to a patient of the senior living facility Cathedral Village in Upper Roxborough has pleaded guilty. The patient, Herbert R. McMaster, Sr., 84, was left in the lobby of the facility and died hours after suffering a fall and serious head injury.
Christann Gainey, 34, Philadelphia, pleaded guilty to neglect of a care-dependent person and tampering with records. She was sentenced to six months under house arrest and may not seek reinstatement of her license or work in a care facility/home during her five-year supervision period.
Evidence revealed that Gainey failed to administer a total of eight required neurological checks to Mr. McMaster after he had an unwitnessed fall at the facility on the night of April 12, 2018. Mr. McMaster was discovered deceased just after 7:00 a.m. on the morning of April 13, 2018, as a result of a subdural hematoma. The defendant presented Cathedral Village staff with falsified documentation indicating that she performed neurological evaluations throughout the evening. Had they been performed, these neurological checks would have indicated the severity of his injuries and steps could have been taken to save his life.
