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March 5, 2010
Florida Nursing Home Resident Dies After Fall
Seventy-six year old resident Barbara Fasold allegedly fell out of bed while her sheets were being changed at Ridgecrest Nursing and Rehabilitation, a nursing home located in Deland, Florida. Reportedly, the fall occurred around 5:00 a.m. on February 19, 2010, but no emergency help was summoned until approximately 4:45 p.m. - leaving Ms. Fasold's broken legs and shoulder untreated for nearly 12 hours. Mrs. Fasold died on Thursday, February 25, 2010.
Ridgecrest Nursing and Rehabilitation is not without problems. In 2008, the facility was cited for an excessive rate of high-risk bedsores.
