BAYVILLE, N.J. – A former nursing director at an Ocean County rehabilitation center has admitted striking a 77-year-old resident with a broom and then trying to cover up what happened.
Patricia Lindo-Ahono, 60, of Irvington, pleaded guilty to third-degree tampering with witnesses and fourth-degree assault upon an institutionalized elderly person, the New Jersey Attorney General’s Office announced Friday.
Lindo-Ahono was the director of nursing at Crystal Lake Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center in Bayville when the assault happened on June 24, 2023. According to court documents and statements made during her plea, the 77-year-old victim was a resident under the facility’s care.
Nursing Director Struck Resident With Broom
State investigators said Lindo-Ahono assaulted the man by striking him with a broom.
The case did not end with the physical attack. Lindo-Ahono also admitted trying to induce another person to withhold information from authorities investigating what happened…