DENVER (AP) -- A personal care provider accused of locking an Alzheimer's patient in a bedroom where she was surrounded by rotting food and her own waste has been sentenced to 18 years in prison.
Adams County prosecutors say 39-year-old Tammera Deane Henritze was caring for a 65-year-old, 5-foot-7-inch woman who weighed 94 pounds when social services investigators checked on her.
Henritze pleaded guilty in August to attempted first-degree assault on an at-risk victim.
Colorado Attorney General John Suthers and Adams County District Attorney Don Quick said Tuesday that the patient is now in a nursing facility and weighs about 150 pounds.
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