A “caretaker” at Morgantown Care and Rehab Center (MCRC) has been charged with a felony after showing up for work highly intoxicated, according to Morgantown Police Chief Giles Taylor.
On Wednesday, Morgantown police responded to MCRC at 201 South Warren Street after receiving a report from “on duty staff” at the facility claiming that 31-year-old Veronica N. Ihaza, of Bowling Green, had showed up to work “severely under the influence of alcohol,” Taylor said.
Upon arriving at the facility, officers determined Ihaza was under the influence of alcohol “while charged with the care of multiple residents.”
She was arrested and charged with first-degree wanton endangerment, a felony, and public intoxication. She was lodged in the Butler County Jail but is no longer listed as an inmate.
Taylor said additional charges are pending as the investigation continues.
MCRC is a “122-bed skilled nursing facility which offers a variety of comprehensive programs and services such as in-patient therapy and out-patient therapy, Rehab to Home Program on its own floor with 16 private rooms, Quality of Life activities program, Chaplain Program, and a secure unit for dementia care,” according to the facility’s website.
By Ken Howlett, News Director
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