A former nursing assistant has been indicted on sexual-assault charges after being accused of assaulting a mentally disabled patient in his care.

Matthew F. Doyle, 24, of West Greenwich, was arrested July 31 after a nursing home administrator at St. Elizabeth Home in East Greenwich reported the alleged abuse to the police.

The St. Elizabeth Home, which serves 120 residents, is among four nursing-home facilities in Rhode Island run by the St. Elizabeth Community, based in Providence. The nonprofit, nonsectarian organization has been in existence since 1882.

Doyle is accused of assaulting a 69-year-old woman with advanced Alzheimer’s disease on July 28.

A grand jury yesterday handed up an indictment, charging Doyle with two counts of first-degree sexual assault. He has been held at the Adult Correctional Institutions since his arrest.

A bail hearing is set for Doyle in Superior Court, Warwick, on Sept. 19.

— Projo.com Staff Writer Brandie Jefferson