Online rumor of "caregivers beating elderly people in nursing homes" official response: Public security organs have intervened to investigate Wang | nursing home | public security organs
On July 11th, a netizen posted a video claiming that a caregiver at a nursing home in Wenling City, Taizhou, Zhejiang Province repeatedly hit an elderly person on a chair with a stainless steel bowl. After the video was released, it attracted the attention of many netizens. On the afternoon of July 12th, the Civil Affairs Bureau of Wenling City responded to the online rumor of "caregivers beating elderly people in nursing homes.". The official announcement is as follows:
On the evening of July 11, 2023, a video of a private nursing home in Wenling City appeared on the Tiktok platform, which attracted netizens' attention. Our bureau and local governments quickly launched an investigation into this matter. After preliminary investigation, it was found that the incident occurred on the afternoon of July 8, 2023. Wang, a resident of a private elderly care home in Ruoheng Town, Wenling City, had an argument with caregiver Li and engaged in physical altercations. Later, caregiver Li used a towel and stainless steel bowl to hit Wang's head. The Civil Affairs Bureau and local government of Wenling City have followed up on the incident and arranged for Wang to undergo head CT and physical examination. Currently, no physical abnormalities have been found, and they have requested the nursing home to strengthen its care and care for Wang in the future. At the same time, they have ordered the nursing home to carry out comprehensive rectification. At present, the public security organs have intervened in the investigation.