ANCHORAGE \u2014 State labor officials have fined an Anchorage assisted living home $75,000 for alleged safety and health violations in the death of a caregiver who was killed by a resident of the home.<\/p>\n
The Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development announced the fine for Eye to Eye ALH on Wednesday. Department officials say the facility showed a \u201cwillful failure to provide a workplace free of recognized hazards\u201d and failed \u201cto notify the department of a workplace fatality\u201d within eight hours of the death.<\/p>\n
Glenna Wyllie, 57, was beaten and strangled last year while Gilbert Nashookpuk had been in her care. Nashookpuk is facing first- and second-degree murder charges in her death, Anchorage station KTUU-TV reported.<\/p>\n
An investigation by the Department of Labor found that the assisted living home had failed to provide their employees with a safe work environment. Documents show that Eye to Eye ALH officials had been aware of the violent behaviors of the adult residents but still required Wyllie to work alone, a violation of their own care standards.<\/p>\n
Eye to Eye ALH will have an opportunity to contest the alleged violations.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"