RI Healthcare Professional Arrested for Patient Abuse Has License Suspended

RI Healthcare Professional Arrested for Patient Abuse Has License Suspended

The Rhode Island Department of Health (RIDOH) has suspended the license of a nursing assistant who was arrested for allegedly assaulting an elderly patient. 

According to RIDOH, Lovely Soloe was charged this May for assault on a person over 60 - a felony - stemming from an incident in April. 

She is also facing a felony patient abuse charge. 

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About Case 

On April 24, 2024, Soloe was employed as a nursing assistant at a nursing facility, and reportedly pushed and restrained a 78- year-old dementia patient in her care.

Court records show Soloe has a pre-arraignment scheduled for November and a pre-trial conference in February. 

Soloe’s nursing assistant license is suspended for a period of 30 calendar days.