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…
The National Fire Center, reports an annual average of 2 million fires in the United States. Those fires resulted in an annual average in excess of 27,000 civilian injuries, more than 4,000 deaths. Nursing home residents may sustain burns while at a nursing home facility. Common situations involving residents sustaining…