Minnesota Nursing Home Cited for "Maltreatment" in Resident Death
Arden Hills Nursing Home is fighting state allegations of maltreatment after an elderly resident died after injuring her neck.
The resident suffered a broken neck on April 17, 2008. She initially complained of pain and a severe headache. The next day, she was "screaming in pain" when she moved her neck. On April 19, a staff member found a bump on the woman's head and she was sent to the hospital. A physician found a significant fracture to the cervical spine at C2, near the base of her skull. This type of injury suggests some type of fall or trauma earlier in the week and a physician suggested that the injury is usually related to a hyperextension of the neck. A neurosurgeon consulted for the state investigation said that the injury, also known as hangman's fracture because of its severity, couldn't have happened without experiencing trauma. Her family opted against surgery and the woman died on April 29, 2008.
The facility's campus director called the woman's injury and subsequent death an "unfortunate incident".
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