Woman, 93, dies after being served dishwashing soap instead of juice in care home
assisted living facility in California died and two others were hospitalized after the care home’s staff accidentally served them dishwashing liquid instead of juice, officials say.On the evening of Aug.
28, local police were dispatched to the Atria Hillsdale care home in San Mateo, Calif., after receiving a report “of a female being poisoned,” according to a statement.Police learned that three of the residents had been hospitalized after ingesting toxic chemicals.
One of the poisoned seniors, a 93-year-old woman, later died in hospital. Police did not provide any information about the condition of the other two seniors. ‘Frustrating’ and ‘devastating’: The domino effect of family doctor, LTC shortages on ERs In a statement to CBS, Atria Hillsdale confirmed that the residents were poisoned after staff mistakenly served them detergent as juice.
The facility said it has suspended the employees involved but did not explain how the fatal mistake happened.“We can confirm three of our residents were recently transported to the hospital after mistakenly being served dishwashing liquid as drinking juice.
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