SALT LAKE CITY — A man who had been employed as a nurse at a nursing home was ordered to serve 24 months of probation and do 50 hours of community service after admitting to abuse of a woman in his care.
The 85-year-old woman died just eight days later, but an autopsy found it was unlikely the abuse contributed significantly to her death.
David Schwendiman, 51, of West Jordan, pleaded guilty to abuse of a vulnerable adult, a class A misdemeanor, on Jan. 20 under a plea deal that reduced the charge from aggravated abuse of a vulnerable adult, a second-degree felony…