Nursing aide charged with abuse of dementia patient in Nazareth, police say

A certified nursing assistant at a private care home in Nazareth admitted to investigators that she became frustrated while trying to get a patient dressed and is now charged with abuse, according to court records.

Lindsey Ann Roberts, 43, of Moore Township, told investigators she and a coworker at Moravian Hall Square were trying to help the resident, who became combative, police said.

Roberts said she grabbed both the woman’s wrists to restrain her, using what she described as “a good amount” of pressure, investigators wrote in the court records outlining probable cause for an arrest…

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