Iowa woman declared dead wakes up in body bag ‘gasping for air’: reportBy Katherine Donlevy
February 3, 2023
A 66-year-old Iowa woman woke up inside a body bag “gasping for air” after her nursing home assumed she died and shipped her to a funeral home.
The Glen Oaks Alzheimer’s Special Care Center in suburban Des Moines is facing $10,000 in fines after three staffers were unable to tell that the unidentified woman, who died two days later, was still alive, according to a report released Wednesday by the Iowa Department of Inspections and Appeals.
The distressing tale began when a staffer struggled to find the woman’s pulse early Jan. 3 morning. The patient, who suffered from early-onset dementia, anxiety and depression, had been moved into the center’s hospice care just six days earlier.
The report also said that the woman had been suffering from minor seizures, displayed “diminished” lung sounds and showed signs of mottled skin in the days before the incident.
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Source:
https://nypost.com/2023/02/03/iowa-woman-declared-dead-wakes-up-in-body-bag-gasping-for-air-report/
