A resident of a posh home in New York City (NYC) fought with her at-home health care worker and stabbed her. The 66-year-old Barbara Salberg stabbed her unidentified 54-year-old nurse after they argued over her oxygen mask. Salberg is residing in a ritzy Upper East Side co-op building known as an expensive apartment complex. She was living in a first-floor apartment at 210 East 73rd St.
The incident happened on Saturday, August 8, 2026, around 12:30 p.m. Fortunately, the female aide was not stabbed fatally. An ambulance arrived on time to take her to the New York-Presbyterian Weill Cornell Hospital. Doctors treated her there and declared her in stable condition.
Meanwhile, police charged the 66-year-old ailing woman with assault and criminal possession of a weapon. A NYC resident from a building was able to shed some light on the kind of relationship the two may have shared. He revealed to The Post, “I had just come back from running my errands and was having a cigarette, and she asked me for one.”
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He heard a conversation the medical professional was having on the phone. He continued, “And I said no, and then I heard her screaming into the phone: ‘I do everything for you, I do your laundry, I take care of you, I take care of every little thing.’”
The police arrived at the Manhattan apartment building around 12:39 p.m. They found the house nurse had been stabbed in her stomach. EMS rushed her to the hospital, potentially saving her life after the violent attack.
The NYC apartment complex is popular for its skyrocketing prices. Even a one-bedroom unit in the historic pre-war Eastgate complex goes for $700,000.
This is a developing story, and authorities have not revealed any further information about the victim and the relationship between the two. It does highlight the rampant violence and abuse a home health worker may face at the place of their job.
According to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), healthcare workers are at a high risk of physical violence, intimidation, and harassment at work. A study revealed 87% of home healthcare workers have experienced WPV (workplace violence).
The violence may come from a family member or the patient. Sometimes conditions such as addictions, cognitive impairment due to dementia, and psychiatric episodes may trigger violence in such patients. Moreover, the WPV may go unreported in such cases, as there is no one to be held responsible due to medical reasons.
Disclaimer: The Inquisitr could not independently confirm the facts of this incident and is reporting based on the information available within the public record.
