Minnesota Nursing Home Resident Dies of Dehydration
Dean Cole walked into Golden Living Center Greeley in Stillwater, Minnesota. Twenty-one days later, he was carried out - severely dehydrated. He died a few weeks later. He was only 71.
Allegedly, facility staff did not properly care for Mr. Cole and he lost twenty pounds in twenty days while a resident of Golden Living Center Greeley. He literally ran out of fluid, his kidneys shut down, and his brain ceased functioning. Nursing notes reflected that staff knew he wasn't eating stating:
- Resident picks at food
- Needed to be fed for supper
- Not eating well
- Resident refusing to eat
Sadly, one note did prove that he would eat. When engaged in conversation with a nurse, he ate 75% of his meal.
Golden Living Center Greeley is rated with three out of five stars according to the new rating system instituted by The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid.
