A certified nursing assistant has been indicted for felony abuse of a nursing home resident in Jackson, Mississippi and was arrested Monday, December 8, 2008. For the full article, click here. According to thearticle, the attorney general noted that:

she struck the patient — an elderly woman — in the eye, causing pain and suffering…

Residents have rights to be free from such abuse and neglect. If your loved ones have suffered any such abuse or neglect, contact an attorney immediately