A Sykesville nursing home employee accused of violating a bedridden patient's feeding instructions has been arrested on charges of abuse, according to court documents.
Kelly Anne Forrester, 19, of the 100 block of Heritage Lane in Sykesville was charged Wednesday evening with second-degree assault and abusing a vulnerable adult. Forrester, a nursing assistant at Golden Age Guest House, a 51-bed facility in the 1400 block of Buckhorn Road, was released on her own recognizance Wednesday.
The patient, age 75, has a swallowing disorder that prevents him from drinking liquids and causes him to scream frequently, court documents indicate. Normal liquids could end up in his lungs and cause a possibly deadly infection, they say. Because of his condition, nursing staffers were required to add a substance to thicken liquids given to him, police said.