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Nurses aide charged in assault of patient in Luzerne County

Nurses aide charged in assault of patient in Luzerne County
Nurses aide charged in assault of patient in Luzerne County
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A former nursing aide at a Luzerne County nursing home is facing assault charges. According to reports, Javier Lee Otero Jr. worked as a CNA at River View Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Plains Township, and faces assault charges after an altercation with a patient turned violent. Another CNA who worked alongside Otero said a frail 86-year-old man with dementia "lunged" at Otero, punching and headbutting him. Otero slammed the elderly man against the wall, which the other CNA felt was excessive. The elderly man underwent a full body CT scan at Geisinger Wyoming Valley. The facility's director of nursing, Rebecca Lang, told police Otero would be fired and reported to the state health department. A preliminary hearing is tentatively scheduled June 3.