Woman Freezes to Death at Illinois Nursing Home; Family Searches for Answers
Sarah Wentworth
Sarah Wentworth was eighty-nine years old and had suffered from dementia for more than ten years. Two years ago, when her family could no longer ensure her safety at home, they moved her to The Arbor of Itasca nursing home in Itasca, Illinois. They thought she would be safe there.
They were wrong. Ms. Wentworth wore an ankle monitor and used a walker. She could not get out of bed by herself. How did she get through two doors with alarms in the middle of the night and freeze to death in the middle of the nursing home courtyard? Police are investigating.
Her family is searching for answers. Her daughter, Pamela Kennedy, said "Her fear is to be alone and cold. And that's how she died."
The Illinois Department of Public Health website shows that the facility has had more than fourteen complaints filed against it in the last year.
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