mobanmarketELMHURST, IL – An Elmhurst nursing home worker admitted she “probably” punched a resident at least once last month, saying she was frustrated with her, police said.
Rebecca Yeboah, 31, of Mount Prospect, was arrested on a felony charge of aggravated battery to a person over age 60.
She was a certified nursing assistant at The Grove of Elmhurst nursing home, 127 W. Diversey Ave. She worked for ShiftMed, a staffing company, which assigned her to area nursing homes, including The Grove, police said.
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Patch obtained the police report through a public records request.
According to the report, Glenview police investigated Yeboah a day earlier for an allegation of battery against a male dementia patient at Glenview Terrace nursing home.
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In the early evening of April 27, a resident of The Grove of Elmhurst told police Yeboah punched her twice, with officers seeing bruises on her face, police said. She also said Yeboah hit her with a pillow all over her body, according to the report. It happened while Yeboah was changing the woman’s diaper.
That same day, another resident reported that Yeboah told her to “shut the f— up” when she said she was suffering pain as Yeboah elevated her bed, police said. She said Yeboah grabbed her, with bruises as evidence, police said.
In an interview, a detective asked Yeboah whether she hit the first resident with a pillow. Yeboah responded, “Maybe I did,” but said she should have gotten help because she was frustrated, police said.
Asked whether she hit the resident with her hands, Yeboah said she did not. The detective then told Yeboah that the resident accused Yeboah of punching her in the face.
“Yeah, maybe. I’m not sure. Probably,” Yeboah was quoted as saying.
When asked why she hit the woman in the face, Yeboah was reported as saying, “I think it was frustration.”
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Yeboah was arrested, but she was not taken to the DuPage County Jail, according to records.
At the police station, the report said, she could be heard telling her sister during a call, “I need to book a flight because I don’t know what is going on with me. Something is not right.”
The state Department of Public Health told police that Yeboah can continue working as a certified nursing assistant until she is convicted, according to the report.
Yeboah started working for ShiftMed in March, police said.
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