Woman missing from Ohio nursing home for 8 hours found dead from cold

Door alarm designed to prevent wandering did not work


A Pandora, Ohio, nursing home resident with dementia and a history of wandering was outside in near-zero temperatures for about eight hours before staff members noticed she was missing and found her dead from hypothermia, according to an article on the USA Today website.

The woman went through a door into a courtyard even though she was wearing a monitor that should have set off alarms. She was found in the courtyard about 30 feet from its doors.

Two aides said they did not do scheduled checks that night even though they were marked as completed.

The 76-year-old woman went through a door to the courtyard with an alarm that should sound constantly for 90 seconds. She also was wearing a device that should have detected when she was wandering the building.

Read the article.

 

 



February 6, 2018


Topic Area: Safety


Recent Posts

Cyberattack Results in Patient Reroutes at Anne Arundel Medical Center

A recent cyberattack on Luminis Health Care led to care disruptions and treatment cancelations at Maryland hospital.


Tangram Furnishes Be Well OC Irvine Behavioral Health Campus

Case study: Through a public-private partnership, Be Well OC’s 22-acre Irvine campus expands Orange County’s continuum of behavioral healthcare.


Suntree Internal Medicine Reports Data Breach

Suntree Internal Medicine has no evidence of misuse, or attempted misuse, of any potentially affected information.


Why Healthcare Facilities Management Is Critical to Patient Safety 

Hospitals and other healthcare facilities rely on much more than doctors and nurses to keep patients safe.


Sanford Health and North Memorial Health Finalize Partnership

An integration process is underway to create a unified organization.


 
 


FREE Newsletter Signup Form

News & Updates | Webcast Alerts
Building Technologies | & More!

 
 
 


All fields are required. This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.