Former director of Nightingale Nursing Home convicted
By Claire Huang | Posted: 03 September 2012 1131 hrs
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Grab of video taken in Nightingale Nursing Home shows two staff members lifting an elderly patient.
SINGAPORE: The director of the nursing home that was accused of mistreating an elderly female resident in 2011 has been convicted.
Former director of Nightingale Nursing Home Tan Choo Woah on Monday admitted to the failure to provide optimal quality care to the patient.
The highest penalty for this is a fine of up to S$20,000 or jail of up to two years, or both.
Tan also admitted to various charges of illegal deployment and false declaration to the Ministry of Manpower, among other things.
Tan also represented Greenview Nursing Home as well as Civic Ambulance Services and was convicted of similar manpower-related charges.
The Nightingale Nursing Home scandal was sparked by a video secretly filmed by the son of the elderly patient who was abused.
The patient was seen being flung onto a bed and slapped by staff of the nursing home.
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