As part of her sentence, Knibbs will be on probation for a year and cannot during that time work in a job that includes patient care
SPRINGFIELD - A nursing assistant from Springfield who was accused three years ago of slapping a resident at an East Longmeadow elderly care facility was found guilty in Springfield District Court.
Alvira Knibbs was convicted of assault and battery on an elderly person, according to information from the office of Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley.
District Court Judge Robert A. Gordon sentenced Knibbs to serve one year of supervised probation. During that time, she is to have no contact with the victim or hold a job involving patient care.
Charges where brought against Knibbs in 2009 after she was accused of assaulting a 64-year-old patient at the East Longmeadow Skilled Nursing Center in East Longmeadow.
According to court records, Knibbs and another nursing assistant were transferring a 64-year-old patient from her wheelchair to her bed. The patient, who was blind and suffering from dementia, hit Knibbs, and Knibbs retaliated by slapping her in the face.