The Rehabilitation Center at Hollywood Hills was evacuated Sept. 13 when eight
elderly residents died in quick succession after the home lost power to its central air conditioning and overheated.
Not exact matches
TALLAHASSEE — Three months after 13
elderly residents in a South Florida nursing home
died because of sweltering conditions following Hurricane Irma, lawsuits and legislative inaction are holding up efforts aimed at preventing such deaths in the future.
An
elderly Utah
resident with a Zika virus infection has
died, marking the first such death in the continental U.S., health authorities confirm.
Researchers found that
elderly people who are abused emotionally, financially, or suffer neglect are twice as likely to
die in the facility as other
residents, and that those who are physically or sexually abused have a greater chance of
dying in the year after the abuse is reported.
Approximately 1,800
elderly nursing home
residents die from these falls.