Three former care workers have been sentenced to prison following an Oklahoma nursing home abuse case in which the women filmed and shared degrading videos of elderly residents on Snapchat, including footage of a dead patient being mocked.
McKenzie Bolfa and Aubrey Granata each received ten-year custodial sentences. Jade Williams was sentenced to 12 years in prison, with that sentence handed down in February 2025, according to The Oklahoman. All three pleaded guilty to elder abuse and conspiracy.
Logan County District Judge Jason Reese presided over the sentencing of Bolfa and Granata, according to the Guthrie News Page. The women were aged 22, 23, and 23 respectively at the point of sentencing; court documents from the time of the original charges listed them as younger, with Bolfa recorded as 20 and both Granata and Williams as 21 at the time of arrest, per an earlier wire report.
What Happened at Golden Age Nursing Facility
The offences took place at Golden Age Nursing Facility in Guthrie, Oklahoma, approximately 30 miles north of Oklahoma City. The facility describes itself as a family-owned long-term care and skilled nursing provider, licensed by the State of Oklahoma and certified by both Medicaid and Medicare, with more than six decades of operation, according to the Golden Age Nursing Facility website.
The Guthrie Police Department opened its investigation in April 2024, two months before the trio’s arrest in June 2024, after a former employee who knew the suspects received a Snapchat message from Williams. The message showed Bolfa manipulating the pubic hair of a female patient, who was nude from the waist down and lay motionless. Williams had filmed the clip, with Granata visible in the background laughing. The caption read: ‘give me a mohawk,’ according to a probable cause affidavit obtained by Law&Crime.
The former employee who received the video reported it to nursing home administrators, who contacted police.
Oklahoma Nursing Home Abuse: How the Investigation Unfolded
When officers interviewed Bolfa, she said she was unaware why investigators wanted to speak with her, beyond hearing a rumour about her performing perineal care on a patient. She claimed to have no knowledge of any video and described the hair manipulation as removing fecal matter. She also suggested that any laughter was shared with the patient, not directed at her, and maintained that patients would have been aware if any photographs were taken.
Officers were not persuaded. The videos also showed residents using the bathroom, and the trio were accused of mocking a deceased patient.
‘They had excuses for some of their behavior, but it didn’t really match up with the evidence that we had uncovered,’ Guthrie Police Chief Don Sweger told local NBC affiliate KFOR.
Bolfa said she had enlisted Williams and Granata to help clean the patient, and denied any intent to demean or record her. Investigators found that account inconsistent with the footage recovered.
Sentencing and the Guilty Pleas
All three entered guilty pleas to elder abuse and conspiracy before sentencing. Williams received the longest term at 12 years, with Bolfa and Granata each sentenced to a decade in custody.
Elder abuse in care settings has drawn increased legislative attention across several US states in recent years, with prosecutors in Oklahoma able to pursue felony charges where victims are residents of licensed care facilities. The Golden Age facility’s Medicaid and Medicare certification means it is also subject to federal oversight alongside state licensing requirements, and any finding of abuse by staff can trigger regulatory review at both levels.
Subject to any onward appeal, all three women will now serve their sentences. The case will be reviewed by the relevant state licensing authorities, whose findings could affect the facility’s continued certification.
