‘A terrible way to go’: Nursing home resident died from severe bed sores, months of neglect, coroner says
September 26th, 2024
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TOLEDO, Ohio (WTVG/Gray News) – A family is demanding answers after their mother’s death was ruled a homicide from months of medical neglect at an Ohio nursing home.
According to an autopsy report from the Lucas County Coroner, 72-year-old Lucy Garcia died on July 2 from months of medical neglect.
She was a resident for years at the Arbors at Oregon nursing home facility.
Her death was ruled a homicide from complications of a severe bed sore also known as a sacral pressure ulcer (stage IV), according to the coroner’s report.