{"id":153131,"date":"2023-02-27T10:49:03","date_gmt":"2023-02-27T18:49:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/culture.org\/?p=148939"},"modified":"2023-03-20T13:26:42","modified_gmt":"2023-03-20T13:26:42","slug":"trauma-for-family-after-82-year-old-resident-of-new-york-nursing-home-wrongly-declared-dead","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/culture.org\/special-interest\/trauma-for-family-after-82-year-old-resident-of-new-york-nursing-home-wrongly-declared-dead\/","title":{"rendered":"Trauma for Family After 82-Year-Old Resident of New York Nursing Home Wrongly Declared Dead"},"content":{"rendered":"

A recent incident at a nursing home on Long Island, New York, has caused concern after an 82-year-old woman was pronounced dead but was later found to be still breathing almost three hours later by staff at a funeral home.<\/p>\n

The case of the 82-year-old woman who was mistakenly declared dead and found to be breathing at a funeral home has triggered an investigation into how Water’s Edge Rehab and Nursing Center in Port Jefferson handled the situation.<\/p>\n

State officials are investigating the incident, and a representative of New York’s Attorney General, Letitia James, expressed that it was “awful” and stated that it caused “unnecessary trauma” to the patient and her family.<\/p>\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n

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The woman was declared dead at 11:15am on Saturday and transported to a funeral home at 1:30pm before being discovered breathing at 2:09pm.<\/p>\n <\/span>\r\n\r\n

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The situation was described by a representative of New York Attorney General Letitia James as “terrible” and they stated that it caused the patient and their family to experience “unneeded stress”.<\/p>\n

Suffolk County Police have also launched an investigation into the incident. The woman was declared dead at 11:15 a.m. on Saturday and transported to a funeral home at 1:30 p.m. before being discovered breathing at 2:09 p.m. The woman was then taken to a local hospital, but no further information about her condition has been released.<\/p>\n

Despite being acknowledged as one of the top nursing homes in the United States by U.S. News and World Report, Water’s Edge center and its parent organization, CareRite Centers, did not offer any comments despite being requested to do so concerning the incident. The New York State Department of Health is also launching its own inquiry into the matter.<\/p>\n

This is not the first time such an incident has occurred. In Iowa, a 66-year-old woman was declared dead at a continuing care home, only to be found alive by workers at a funeral home some 45 minutes later. The facility was later fined $10,000.<\/p>\n

The incident highlights the importance of proper handling and care for elderly residents in nursing homes and continuing care facilities. It is essential that staff are trained and equipped to accurately diagnose and treat residents to prevent such distressing incidents from occurring in the future.<\/p>\n \r\n \r\n \r\n

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