Former nurse aide sentenced in patient abuse case

MADISON COUNTY, Ky. - A former nurse aide at Madison Manor in Richmond has been sentenced on charges of wanton abuse and neglect of an adult according to Attorney General Jack Conway and the Office of Medicaid Fraud and Abuse Control.

Amanda Sallee was sentenced to one year in the Kentucky Department of Corrections for neglecting to feed a patient in her care.

The sentence will be diverted for five years on the condition that Sallee remains on good behavior, does not work with vulnerable adults or children, does not work in the health care industry or for a Medicare or Medicaid provider. She must also complete 100 hours of community service and cooperate with any other investigations involving Madison Manor.

“I appreciate the hard work of my Medicaid Fraud and Abuse Control investigators who, like me, are committed to protecting Kentucky’s elderly and vulnerable citizens,” Conway said. “I am pleased that the defendant will no longer be working in the healthcare industry or with vulnerable adults.”

Sallee is the third former nurse aid to be convicted in connection with abuse or neglect at Madison Manor. Jaclyn VanWinkle and Valerie Lamb previously pled guilty and were both sentenced to 12 months in Madison County Jail for reckless abuse and neglect of an adult.