The Minnesota Health Department ruled that operators of Westwood of Duluth senior facility were negligent when a 70-year-old man inadvertently poisoned himself and died on Feb. 19, according to an article on the Star Tribune website.
A resident at a the senior care apartment complex, who was known for rummaging around for food and drink, downed a cleaning chemical that eventually killed him three days later.
According to details of the state death investigation released Tuesday, “The facility failed to implement safety precautions” knowing that Nelson “had a history of climbing over the kitchen gate [and] failed to otherwise secure chemical cleaners.”
In response to the death, Westwood staff removed chemicals from under the kitchen sink and put locks on all cabinets, the report said.
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