Pamela Marck says she thought she was doing the safe, responsible thing when she checked her husband, Jim, into The Residence at Salem Woods for respite care while she underwent scheduled eye surgery in April. Jim survived a brain aneurysm 23 years ago and now lives with a severe brain injury and short-term memory loss, so she says every detail of his care matters.
Instead of peace of mind, Marck says she got a phone call telling her Jim had been “involved in a fight.” When she arrived at the Anderson Township facility, she says what she saw did not look like a simple scuffle. Marck reports finding strangulation marks and bruising on his throat, along with cuts behind his ear, and believes her husband was attacked. She wants the home to acknowledge neglect and to explain why, despite a doctor’s note saying he needed monitoring during meals, he was not being supervised at the time.
According to a police report obtained by WCPO, the incident started in the dining room when another resident told Jim to get up from his seat. When he did not move, that resident allegedly kicked him from behind and an altercation followed. The report notes that no one was charged in connection with what happened…