Valley View Nursing Home employees arrested after cruel prank

Employees of the Valley View Skilled Nursing Facility rubbed ointment cream on seven patients to make them slippery for the oncoming shift. Misdemeanor criminal charges were filed against six employees. It is suspected that the residents were chosen because they suffered from dementia. Each employee is being charged with injury to elder or dependent adult, battery committed on elder or a dependent adult, conspiracy and battery committed while on hospital property. Being the victim of California elder abuse or neglect can be devastating. It can affect your life and the lives of loved ones. You need to contact a knowledgeable California Elder Abuse attorney immediately if you have experienced neglect or abuse.