Former Caregiver Charged with Nursing Home Abuse for “Slapping Around” Patient A former caregiver at a Hoover, Alabama nursing home has been charged with nursing home abuse for “slapping around” a bed-ridden 80-year-old Alzheimer’s patient. Taneka Kiera Hopkins, a 28-year-old Pinson resident, has been charged with second-degree elder abuse. Investigations into the potential nursing home abuse … [Read more...]