Illinois Nursing Home Faces $50,000 Fine For Resident Death
We discussed the tragic choking death of Adam Waeltz at Golden Moments Senior Care Center in our previous blog.
Adam Waeltz was a seventy-four year old developmentally disabled resident of Golden Moments Senior Care Center in Jacksonville, Illinois. Waeltz often ate and drank too quickly and was known to be at risk for choking on food. According to an Illinois Department of Public Health report, Waeltz, who had no teeth, was given ham that was torn into pieces, instead of receiving ham that was ground up. He collapsed and died. The coroner responding at the scene found ham pieces and mashed potatoes from Waeltz's mouth lying next to his body. His autopsy revealed a wad of ham pieces the "size of a tangerine" in Waeltz's windpipe. Coroner Jeff Lair filed a complaint with the Department of Public health that triggered the investigation.
State officials fined Golden Moments Senior Care Center $50,000 related to the poor care that was provided to Adam Waeltz.
