Lack of Supervision Leads to Death of Florida Nursing Home Resident
In January 2009, seventy-two year old Christano Beltran and eighty-seven year old Kenneth Knauf, a retired U.S. diplomat, were involved in a fight at Hidden Oaks Retirement Center in Fort Meyers, Florida. The men, both residents of the facility's Alzheimer's wing, fought over a blanket. Mr. Beltran was smothered and died in the altercation.
The state investigation into the fight found evidence that Mr. Beltran's death was caused by abuse or neglect due to inadequate supervision. One of the men involved was to be supervised every fifteen minutes. The state's findings have been forwarded to the State Attorney's Office and Agency for Healthcare Administration.
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