A 33-year-old North Platte woman has pleaded guilty to abusing a vulnerable adult after reaching a deal with prosecutors.

Tia Eggers appeared in Lincoln County District Court on Monday.

According to prosecutors, police responded to the emergency room at Great Plains Regional Medical Center on the report of possible neglect of a 62-year-old female in January 2014.

Hospital staff reported that the victim had not been given the proper medication, including insulin, which staff said she had been deprived of for at least 24 hours.  As a result, the woman was having seizures and was admitted to the Intensive Care Unit.

Staff reported to police that this had occurred at least once every month for six months.

It was determined that Eggers was in charge of caring for the woman.

Eggers eventually arrived at the hospital and was placed under arrest.

As part of the plea deal, prosecutors dropped a financial abuse charge, and Eggers entered the plea to one count of abuse of a vulnerable adult with physical injury.

She will be sentenced on May 12th.