Unsupervised Nursing Home Resident Dies From Burns
A Scottsdale, AZ nursing home resident died after in the burn unit of an area hospital. According to reports, the 89-year-old woman died after she apparently set herself on fire while smoking on a patio. The woman was left unattended while the woman's caretaker was in the kitchen at the facility. When paramedics arrived at the nursing home, they found that the victim was burned when her dress caught on fire. The resident told paramedics that she was outside smoking and tried to burn off a loose thread on her dress with a lighter. Apparently the dress caught fire and...
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