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Rome News Tribune has a story about a male resident found dead in the nursing home's utility closet.  Typically, these closets are locked and only certain staff members have access.  No one knows how the resident got into the closet or how he died.  

The man had been missing from a Georgia nursing home for two weeks but was found dead Wednesday in a utility closet at the facility.  The body of Walter T. Heath was found in a closet near the dining area of the Tara at Thunderbolt Nursing and Rehabilitation Center.

Heath had been missing since 5 p.m. April 16. He admitted himself into the Thunderbolt facility in February.  After he disappeared, the facility's staff and Heath's family members grew concerned about him.   Heath's wheechair was left near the dining area the day he disappeared, not far from the utility closet where his body was found Wednesday morning.

Hopefully, the autopsy and investigation will reveal what truly happened.

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Family of man who disappeared sues Gooding nursing home.  The family of a man who allegedly wandered away from the Idaho nursing home five years ago has sued thecorporation that operates the facility.

In the lawsuit filed on behalf of Magic Valley Manor resident John Henry Davis allege the home and Northwest Bec-Corp didn't supervise him or keep him safe and free from harm.

Wendell, who suffered from Alzheimer's disease, disappeared in July 2002.

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I saw this story in a Pittsburgh paper.  I can't believe they gave probation to a nurse who lied, changed medical documents, and covered up the circumstances of neglect that caused the death of a nursing home resident. 

What kind of deterrent is this?

Kathleen Galati who was a nursing home supervisor was sentenced to only five years' probation.
She pleaded guilty in March to perjury, false swearing, criminal conspiracy, and tampering with evidence in connection with the October 2001 death of Mabel Taylor, 88, at Ronald Reagan Atrium I Nursing and Rehabilitation Center.

Allegheny County Common Pleas Judge David R. Cashman also banned Galati from working in health care during her probation.  So in five years she can go back to covering up neglect in nursing homes!

Atrium head Martha Bell helped cover up the death of Taylor, who died after wandering outside on a cold night.  Bell was convicted of involuntary manslaughter and health care fraud and sentenced to at least seven years in prison.

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