ROCHESTER – A Groven Glenn a certified nurse aide is accused of assaulting an 83-year-old female resident at Park Ridge Living Center nursing home in the Town of Greece.  Groven Glenn was charged with one felony count of endangering the welfare of a vulnerable elderly person or an incompetent or physically disabled person in the second degree and related misdemeanors after a surveillance video captured him viciously throwing a chicken bone at the resident and slamming her wheelchair into the door of her room.

If convicted, Glenn faces 1 1/3 to 4 years in prison.

“When a family entrusts a loved one to the care of a nursing home, they expect courtesy, kindness and professionalism from those assigned to care for that person,” Attorney General Eric Schneiderman said. “Today’s charges reflect my commitment to protecting our most vulnerable citizens, including the elderly and the disabled, from abusive caregivers. We will continue to aggressively prosecute anyone who abuses seniors in their care.”

The Rochester Regional Office of the New York State Attorney General’s Medicaid Fraud Control Unit (MFCU) began investigating this case last November when it received a referral from the Department of Health alleging that Glenn had thrown food at and assaulted an elderly and disabled resident in his care.

The entire incident is captured on the nursing home’s surveillance video.

Glenn later acknowledged some of his conduct, stating: “I was pissed, got angry and couldn’t control myself.”