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CNAs Attack Patient At Jersey Shore Rehab Center: Prosecutor CNAs Attack Patient At Jersey Shore Rehab Center: Prosecutor
CNAs Attack Patient At Jersey Shore Rehab Center: Prosecutor A pair of certified nursing assistants are accused of beating a patient now listed in critical condition at the rehabilitation center they worked at, authorities in Ocean County said. Dhenmark Francisco, 28, of Toms River, and Jovi Esperanza, 31, of Beachwood, were each charged with aggravated assault in connection with the Sunday, Oct. 14 attack at Crystal Lake Rehabilitation Facility in Berkeley Township, Ocean County Prosecutor Bradley D. Billhimer said. The Berkeley PD was contacted by officials at the Crystal Lake Rehabilitation Facility regarding a patient that had been assa…

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by Cecilia Levine
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Fire Breaks Out At Brick Rehabilitation Center, 3 Injured Fire Breaks Out At Brick Rehabilitation Center, 3 Injured
Fire Breaks Out At Brick Rehabilitation Center, 3 Injured Three people were hospitalized after a fire broke out at a rehabilitation center in Brick Township, authorities said. The blaze at Willow Springs Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center at 1049 Burnt Tavern Road was reported at 5:57 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 14 in a second-floor room, Brick Fire Department said on Facebook. Two residents of the Applewood room and a staff member suffered minor injuries and were brought to an area hospital, fire officials said. All the center's other occupants were moved safely by firefighters, police and EMS units, they said. The fire, which started in a light fix…

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by Jon Craig
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Bedridden Burlington Rehab Patient Dies, Roommate Charged After Violent Attack Bedridden Burlington Rehab Patient Dies, Roommate Charged After Violent Attack
Bedridden Burlington Rehab Patient Dies, Roommate Charged After Violent Attack A 51-year-old rehabilitation center patient has been charged with murder after his elderly roommate died of injuries suffered in a violent attack, authorities said. The older victim could not walk or talk.  David P. Lake, 51, remains in the Burlington County Jail in Mount Holly, where he was taken on Jan. 19 after being arrested for the brutal assault on Melvyn Waldo, 78, with whom he shared a room at The Palace Rehabilitation and Care Center in Maple Shade, according to Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina and Maple Shade Police Chief Christopher J. Fletcher. An inves…

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by Jon Craig