An elderly resident at a nursing home suffered severe burns and died after falling into a
tub of scalding laundry water, according to a state Health Department
report that faults the home’s staff for leaving a laundry door open and
unattended.
A longtime Eden Prairie resident who had Alzheimer’s, died from
what the medical examiner ruled were “thermal injuries,” according to
police records released Wednesday.
State
Health Department investigators concluded that the operators of Auburn
Manor were negligent when the 90-year-old resident, known to wander
throughout the facility, ended up on her back in a few inches of
155-degree waste water on Dec. 31.
State: Chaska nursing home negligence killed resident who fell into 155-degree laundry water - StarTribune.com
