POTOMAC, MD â A 22-year-old medication technician at a Potomac senior living facility has been charged with first-degree murder after allegedly donning a disguise to fatally shoot an 87-year-old resident in his room on Valentine's Day, according to Montgomery County Police....
The January 19, 2026 incident is the latest in a disturbing pattern of neglect, abuse and resident deaths at the facility that critics say has faced woefully inadequate consequences....
Staff A, a certified medication technician, was preparing medications when a registered nurse gave her a cup of medications intended for Resident ID #2....
The review comes as federal data reveals that state survey agencies have cited nearly half of all certified nursing homes nationwide for pharmaceutical services deficiencies during recent inspections....
The finding marks the second time in less than a year that the facility has received an immediate jeopardy citation â the most serious designation federal and state regulators can issue....
53, orders the Rensselaer facility to reinstate certified nursing assistant Nicolas Parker, who was terminated approximately three hours after learning he had been elected as a union delegate for 1199 SEIU United Healthcare Workers East, as reported by McKnight's Long-Term Care News....