In North Carolina, three Assisted Living Center staff were arrested after police reported they were running a combat club with elderly residents with dementia and fighting against them.
The women were accused in court documents of having watched, filmed and even encouraged a fight between a 70-year-old woman and a 73-year-old woman at the Danby House memory and care center in Winston-Salem. reported the media.
Marilyn Latish McKey, 32, Tonacia Yvonne Tyson, 20, and Taneshia Deshawn Jordan, 26, have been charged with assaulting people with disabilities, according to reports.
Winston-Salem police announced their arrest on Friday following an investigation into a June complaint about elder abuse.
According to documents from the North Carolina Department of Health and Social Services, one of the staff members asked the resident to "stop shouting".
