The move represented an escalation in the case, just one day after the longtime chief executive of the company resigned. In a statement, the company that manages the nursing home — Hacienda HealthCare — said police investigators had served a search warrant to obtain the DNA. “Hacienda stands committed to doing everything in our power to bring this police investigation to a quick conclusion,” the company statement said. It specializes in the care of people with intellectual disabilities and has at least 74 patient beds, according to federal records. In 1998, New York state passed “Kathy’s Law,” which imposed stiffer penalties for health care workers found guilty of abusing patients in nursing homes.

Source: bd News24 January 09, 2019 12:56 UTC