The video was one of several shot last year. The patient’s family had installed security cameras in her home to monitor the care provided by private 12-hour shift nurses hired through a company called AMS Home Care Solutions.
“What they saw was horrific,” said family lawyer William Berman of the nurses’ behavior. “These acts are unfathomable.”
The patient, who was not identified, is aware of herself and her surroundings but unable to call for help, Berman said.
The nurses had been hired at a rate of $1,300 a day, U-T San Diego reported.
The San Diego District Attorney’s office is reviewing the case for possible criminal charges, XETV reported.
Torralba and Ruiz have been barred from working as in-home health providers, but are still allowed to work in a hospital setting pending the outcome of a hearing this month.
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