2 Centennial nursing home employees accused of elder abuse, sheriff says

A Centennial nursing home employee was arrested Wednesday on suspicion of elder abuse and a warrant is out for a second employee s arrest sheriff s leaders stated Patience Jackson a -year-old certified nursing assistant at Orchard Park Medical Care Center was arrested on review of three felony charges including criminal negligence crimes against an at-risk person and complicity according to the Arapahoe County Sheriff s Office Investigators also issued an arrest warrant for Zainab Namale a licensed practical nurse at the same facility sheriff s agents mentioned Jackson and Namale lied about how a -year-old nursing home resident broke her leg and worked to cover up what really happened sheriff s representatives disclosed Sky Ridge Medicinal Center employees narrated investigators that the victim s injuries two broken bones in her lower leg were not consistent with what Jackson and Namale wrote in their nursing home account Related Articles Denver students say their middle school guide gave them pot brownies She s now on trial Man arrested on suspicion of Arvada carjacking involving children Westbound I- reopens near Rifle after car fire Aurora court issues arrest warrant for CBZ Management owner after hearing no-show Woman killed in Longmont-area house fire identified That description explained the victim was identified sitting in her wheelchair screaming for help in terrible pain that no one had seen her fall and the employees did not know what happened according to the sheriff s office Investigators believe the -year-old s broken leg which happened on May was caused by criminal negligence Jackson was booked into the Arapahoe County Detention Facility and is being held on a bond A court date had not yet been scheduled as of Thursday morning Sign up to get crime news sent straight to your inbox each day