What happened to Gertrude Maxwell? Elderly woman dies after San Mateo home serves dishwashing liquid to seniors
What happened to Gertrude Maxwell Elderly woman dies after San Mateo home serves dishwashing liquid to seniors Notifications New User posted their first comment this is comment text Approve Reject & ban Delete Logout
It happened Saturday, August 27th at the facility located at 2883 S Norfolk Street.
A 93-year-old woman died and two others were critically injured when they all ingested dishwashing liquid at the assisted living facility, Atria Park of San Mateo.It happened Saturday, August 27th at the facility located at 2883 S Norfolk Street. San Mateo's Atria Park Senior Living Facility came under fire when its employees fed the residents a cleaning fluid that caused the death of a dementia-stricken woman. According to San Mateo Consolidated Fire, three ambulances were called to the home at around 8:30 am on Saturday. The affected residents were taken to Peninsula Hospital in Burlingame. In a statement provided by the San Mateo facility, the case is being investigated by the local police, the state department of social services, and the facility itself. Furthermore, Atria Park officers promptly suspended the employees suspected of being involved in the disaster, which cost Maxwell her life. In the statement, Atria Park said: "We can confirm three of our residents were recently transported to the hospital after mistakenly being served dishwashing liquid as drinking juice. We have been working with local authorities, who have informed us that one resident passed away. Our sincerest condolences are with the family." A source told NBC Bay Area that the tragedy was due to an unfortunate mixup where the employees fed the elderly patients the fluid instead of pouring grape juice. The facility, Atria Park, in San Mateo says it accidentally served dishwashing liquid as drinking juice. One woman died, two others were sent to the hospital. investigates. San Mateo police are investigating the apparently unintentional poisoning death of resident at an assisted living facility, NBC Bay Area has learned. San Mateo police are investigating the apparently unintentional poisoning death of resident at an assisted living facility, NBC Bay Area has learned. The facility, Atria Park, in San Mateo says it accidentally served dishwashing liquid as drinking juice. One woman died, two others were sent to the hospital. investigates. Investigations are underway regarding the apparent accidental confusion that led to the death of the 93-year-old resident.
She died today after being served an alkaline dish detergent in her senior living facility in San Mateo over the weekend. Police are investigating how she & 2 others ingested the caustic substance.
More here: This is Gertrude Elizabeth Murison Maxwell. She died today after being served an alkaline dish detergent in her senior living facility in San Mateo over the weekend. Police are investigating how she & 2 others ingested the caustic substance. More here: Atria Park Senior Living Facility had been Gertrude Maxwell's home for the past nine years. Suffering from dementia, her daughter Marcia Cutchin told local media outlets that Maxwell could not feed herself, and thus needed someone to feed her at all times. So, when the home told her that first responder believed the dementia patient had ingested the substance on their own, she found it hard to believe. Cutchin told KRON-TV: "Many people, like my mother, you have to hold a cup to her mouth and tip it into her mouth." According to the hospital, Maxwell had "severe blistering of her mouth, throat, and esophagus" due to the poisoning and nothing could be done to alleviate it. “That should not happen, that is a terrible mistake.” “That should not happen, that is a terrible mistake.” Elder abuse attorney Kathryn Stebner said that the senior citizen facilities run by Atria all over California are no stranger to lawsuits. She told NBC Bay Area that over the course of the past four years, she herself has filed four lawsuits, ranging from falls to wounds resulting from being short-staffed. She said: "They’ve been from falls, wounds and things like that, all of them on the basis of not having enough staff and not enough training at the facilities." Regarding the case, Stebner is of the opinion that something went wrong systematically:"It didn’t come in a juice container if it’s poison, so I actually have a hard time believing that." According to the NBC affiliate, police are working with the California Department of Social Services Ombudsman to find exactly how a senior citizen facility worker could confuse dishwashing liquid for fruit juice. Poll : 0 votes Quick Links More from Sportskeeda Thank You! Show More Comments No thanks Delete Cancel Update Reply ❮ ❯ No thanks Delete Cancel Update Reply ❮ ❯ Be the first one to comment on this story More from Sportskeeda Fetching more content... 1 Logout No Results Found
What happened to Gertrude Maxwell Elderly woman dies after San Mateo home serves dishwashing liquid to seniors
An apparent unintentional confusion led to the death of a dementia patient at a San Mateo facility (Image via Atria Senior Living) On August 27, an elderly resident of a home passed away after she was accidentally fed dishwashing liquid instead of fruit juice. Gertrude Elizabeth Murison Maxwell was one of the three senior citizens who had to be rushed to the hospital after they consumed the caustic liquid. A 93-year-old woman died and two others were critically injured when they all ingested dishwashing liquid at the assisted living facility, Atria Park of San Mateo.It happened Saturday, August 27th at the facility located at 2883 S Norfolk Street.
A 93-year-old woman died and two others were critically injured when they all ingested dishwashing liquid at the assisted living facility, Atria Park of San Mateo.It happened Saturday, August 27th at the facility located at 2883 S Norfolk Street. San Mateo's Atria Park Senior Living Facility came under fire when its employees fed the residents a cleaning fluid that caused the death of a dementia-stricken woman. According to San Mateo Consolidated Fire, three ambulances were called to the home at around 8:30 am on Saturday. The affected residents were taken to Peninsula Hospital in Burlingame. In a statement provided by the San Mateo facility, the case is being investigated by the local police, the state department of social services, and the facility itself. Furthermore, Atria Park officers promptly suspended the employees suspected of being involved in the disaster, which cost Maxwell her life. In the statement, Atria Park said: "We can confirm three of our residents were recently transported to the hospital after mistakenly being served dishwashing liquid as drinking juice. We have been working with local authorities, who have informed us that one resident passed away. Our sincerest condolences are with the family." A source told NBC Bay Area that the tragedy was due to an unfortunate mixup where the employees fed the elderly patients the fluid instead of pouring grape juice. The facility, Atria Park, in San Mateo says it accidentally served dishwashing liquid as drinking juice. One woman died, two others were sent to the hospital. investigates. San Mateo police are investigating the apparently unintentional poisoning death of resident at an assisted living facility, NBC Bay Area has learned. San Mateo police are investigating the apparently unintentional poisoning death of resident at an assisted living facility, NBC Bay Area has learned. The facility, Atria Park, in San Mateo says it accidentally served dishwashing liquid as drinking juice. One woman died, two others were sent to the hospital. investigates. Investigations are underway regarding the apparent accidental confusion that led to the death of the 93-year-old resident.
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This is Gertrude Elizabeth Murison Maxwell.She died today after being served an alkaline dish detergent in her senior living facility in San Mateo over the weekend. Police are investigating how she & 2 others ingested the caustic substance.
More here: This is Gertrude Elizabeth Murison Maxwell. She died today after being served an alkaline dish detergent in her senior living facility in San Mateo over the weekend. Police are investigating how she & 2 others ingested the caustic substance. More here: Atria Park Senior Living Facility had been Gertrude Maxwell's home for the past nine years. Suffering from dementia, her daughter Marcia Cutchin told local media outlets that Maxwell could not feed herself, and thus needed someone to feed her at all times. So, when the home told her that first responder believed the dementia patient had ingested the substance on their own, she found it hard to believe. Cutchin told KRON-TV: "Many people, like my mother, you have to hold a cup to her mouth and tip it into her mouth." According to the hospital, Maxwell had "severe blistering of her mouth, throat, and esophagus" due to the poisoning and nothing could be done to alleviate it. “That should not happen, that is a terrible mistake.” “That should not happen, that is a terrible mistake.” Elder abuse attorney Kathryn Stebner said that the senior citizen facilities run by Atria all over California are no stranger to lawsuits. She told NBC Bay Area that over the course of the past four years, she herself has filed four lawsuits, ranging from falls to wounds resulting from being short-staffed. She said: "They’ve been from falls, wounds and things like that, all of them on the basis of not having enough staff and not enough training at the facilities." Regarding the case, Stebner is of the opinion that something went wrong systematically:"It didn’t come in a juice container if it’s poison, so I actually have a hard time believing that." According to the NBC affiliate, police are working with the California Department of Social Services Ombudsman to find exactly how a senior citizen facility worker could confuse dishwashing liquid for fruit juice. Poll : 0 votes Quick Links More from Sportskeeda Thank You! Show More Comments No thanks Delete Cancel Update Reply ❮ ❯ No thanks Delete Cancel Update Reply ❮ ❯ Be the first one to comment on this story More from Sportskeeda Fetching more content... 1 Logout No Results Found