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  Edgefield nursing home worker charged with felony abuse of 81-year-old patient web posted April 24, 2008 EDGEFIELD – A felony warrant has been issued for the arrest of a caregiver in the alleged abuse of an 81-year-old man at Trinity Mission Health and Rehab Center in Edgefield, Edgefield Police Chief Ronnie Carter confirmed late Wednesday. Denise Bagwell, 57, of McCormick, is scheduled to turn herself in to authorities early today and will be charged with felony assault on a vulnerable adult. The Edgefield Police Department began investigating the alleged assault after receiving information that an 81-year-old patient at nursing home claimed one of the staff “punched him in the eye”. The patient was taken to the Edgefield County Hospital for treatment of a badly bruised left eye last Tuesday and an official report was made to the Edgefield Police Department the next day, which launched the investigation. According to police reports, Ms. Bagwell claimed the elderly man was trying to punch her and she pushed his hand and he hit himself in the eye. The elderly man suffered a large bruised area around, above, and below the eye and fractured a bone below the eye socket. He was also seen by an eye doctor last Thursday for possible injuries to the eye itself. The man’s daughter told police that her father has complained Bagwell was “always rude and mean to him,” reports stated. The weeklong investigation included interviews with the elderly man’s family, workers at the nursing home, and attending physicians. Once the investigation concluded all the evidence in the case was presented to Edgefield County Magistrate Brenda Carpenter who issued the warrant for Bagwell’s arrest. She was suspended from work, police reports stated, at the onset of the investigation. Chief Carter said that felony abuse of a vulnerable adult could carry up to a five year sentence, if convicted. EdgefieldDaily.com was unable to reach officials at the Trinity Mission nursing home due to the late hour. We will continue to follow the story first reported by EdgefieldDaily.com as more information becomes available. This is not the first report of problems at Trinity Mission. In December of 2006 a 76 year-old woman called 911 to report she needed help due to sliding out of her wheelchair at the nursing home. The dispatcher called back and advised workers of the woman’s call. According to police reports, the person answering the phone at the home said, “Oh Lord,” and started laughing. When the staffer at the nursing home called back into dispatch she was still laughing and reported the woman was fine, reports state. The officer arrived at the home and was met by a woman that, “started laughing that we showed up for the call,” the report reads in part. The officer requested to speak with the administration person on duty and explained why he was there. The officer then requested to see the woman that placed the call. When he was shown to the room where the woman stays she thanked the officer for coming. According to her statement to police she was sliding out of her wheelchair and asking for help, “but everyone was walking by her and laughing not paying her any attention.” It was then she called 911. Another family contacted by EdgefieldDaily.com stated they placed their mother at the facility and removed her in less than a week due to insufficient care. This is the first reported charge that has stemmed from complaints at the nursing home. ©
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