The Summerville Police Department responded to Oakview Nursing Home on May 25 after receiving a report involving a combative patient who allegedly assaulted a visitor.

According to an incident report filed by Officer Ibzan Ramirez, nursing home employees told officers that a patient had become combative and uncooperative and needed to be transported to a hospital for evaluation. Staff reported that the patient had kicked a visitor prior to officers arriving at the facility.

When officers made contact with the patient, they reported that he appeared unwilling to discuss the situation and refused attempts by EMS personnel to transport him for medical evaluation. Due to the patient’s continued combative behavior and refusal to comply, EMS personnel administered what officers described as a sedative injection. After the patient calmed down, he was transported to a hospital for further evaluation.

Police also spoke with the visitor, who said she had been visiting her mother at the nursing home. The woman told officers she was standing in a hallway looking through a door window when she was kicked in the right leg by the patient.

The victim declined medical treatment at the scene and told officers she would be fine.

The Summerville Police Department advised nursing home staff that a police report would be completed regarding the incident.