Elderly mistreatment filmed inside assisted living facility
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Headline: Elderly Victims Rescued as Retirement Home Closes Over Abuse Allegations in Mexico
On a shocking Thursday, authorities in San Luis Potosi, Mexico, saved ten senior citizens and shut down a retirement home following disturbing videos revealing the mistreatment of at least three residents.
The distressing clips—quickly spreading across social media on Wednesday—show a woman working at the Santa Sofia Retirement facility brutally choking an elderly woman.
In another chilling video, Águeda Rodríguez, one of the retirement home's owners, is seen climbing onto a helpless woman before tightening her grip around her neck for nearly twelve seconds.
A terrifying third video shows two employees shaking a senior while he could be heard groaning off-camera. One worker, a woman, then laughs and smells her finger, taunting the victim by saying they smelled like feces.
Yet another video captures a woman worker at the retirement home placing an elderly woman in a bearhug and repeatedly hoisting her off the ground while she screams in agony.
The abusive incidents are reported to have taken place in 2023.
The seniors—six men and four women—were moved to a state-run senior living facility.
Mauricio Ordaz, the director of San Luis Potosí Civil Defense, told NMas+, 'We can't just stand by. These people have wounds that are practically open. There are bruises. We don't know why it happened.'
Video footage from 2023 showing Rodríguez attacking a senior woman was leaked on social media Wednesday, with Rodríguez claiming the videos were 'manipulated' and that she had never harmed any of the seniors living at the facility.
A former employee, speaking anonymously to a network, witnessed the seniors being harmed and questioned his colleagues about why they never intervened.
'From the moment I started working there, the abuse was coming from the workers and the owner,' he said. 'So, when I realized this, I asked them why they didn't do anything.'
Another employee named Alex informed the outlet that he had witnessed seniors being beaten and threatened with further punishment if they reported the abuse to their families.
A third worker disclosed that the owner would often force her fingers into the mouths of the seniors and pull their hair before slapping them.
An elderly woman was among the alleged victims of the beatings perpetrated by one of the owners and workers of the Santa Sofia Retirement Home in San Luis Potosí, Mexico. The abuse allegedly occurred in 2023, but it came to light after a series of videos were leaked on social media Wednesday.
Mexican authorities rescued ten senior citizens from the Santa Sofia Retirement Home on Thursday, the day after multiple videos were leaked, revealing the workers and one of the owners harming some of the residents who lived at the facility.
Despite Rodríguez, one of the owners of the now-shuttered Santa Sofia Retirement Facility, denying the abuse ever took place, the San Luis Potosí State Attorney General's Office launched an investigation into Rodríguez and her staff. The retirement home was found to lack a valid license to operate and the essential safety equipment such as first aid kits and fire extinguishers.
- In light of the disturbing news, authorities in San Luis Potosi, Mexico, moved ten senior citizens from a retirement home that was closed due to allegations of mistreatment, as per videos leaked on social media.
- The videos that surfaced on Wednesday showed numerous instances of elderly residents being abused at the Santa Sofia Retirement facility, including choking, shaking, and threatening with punishment if they reported the abuse.
- One of the owners, Agueda Rodríguez, was seen in the videos climbing onto a helpless woman and tightening her grip around her neck for nearly twelve seconds.
- The perpetrators' actions are linked to 2023, with some victims claiming to have suffered from mental, sexual, and skin-related health issues due to the abuse.
- The retirement home also failed to meet general safety standards, lacking a valid license and essential safety equipment such as first aid kits and fire extinguishers.
- In an attempt to cover up the abuse, Rodríguez claimed the videos were manipulated, but the San Luis Potosí State Attorney General's Office has initiated an investigation into the matter.
- The importance of workplace wellness and mental health in such facilities is highlighted, as employees were reportedly aware of the abuse but didn't intervene or report it to the appropriate authorities.
- As the investigation continues, calls for improved accountability and oversight in the care of the elderly, specifically in the realm of mens' and womens' health, have gained momentum in the wake of this tragedy.
