An assistant nurse is charged with allegedly sexually assaulting an elderly, cognitively impaired patient at an aged care facility in northern New South Wales. ABC Australia reports the alleged assault involves an elderly resident who is described as having cognitive impairment. The Mirror says the patient is 79 years old and that the accused is a 27-year-old assistant nurse. Both accounts describe the matter as an allegation, with the nurse facing criminal charges. The reports do not indicate that the nurse has entered a plea, and no additional details about the circumstances of the alleged incident are provided in the excerpts. The case is ongoing, and the patient’s capacity or care needs are referenced mainly to describe the alleged victim’s cognitive impairment. The charges relate to sexual assault at the aged care facility, according to the reporting.