
Nursing home employees charged in patient deaths after Hurricane Irma
Read full article: Nursing home employees charged in patient deaths after Hurricane IrmaFORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. - Four employees of a Broward County nursing home where 12 people died in sweltering heat after a hurricane cut power were charged Monday, at least three of them with aggravated manslaughter, their attorneys said. Nursing home patients at the Rehabilitation Center at Hollywood Hills, ranging in age from 57 to 99, began dying three days after Hurricane Irma swept through in September 2017. Former Rehabilitation Center nurse Sergo Colin and administrator Jorge Carballo were each charged with 12 counts of aggravated manslaughter, according to jail records. Nurse Althia Meggie was charged with two counts of aggravated manslaughter and two counts of tampering with evidence. Memorial spokeswoman Kerting Baldwin said she couldn't confirm that the hospital sent patients to the nursing home.
