Eugene rehab center barred from accepting new residents after patient’s death

The Oregon Department of Human Services has barred South Hills Rehabilitation Center in Eugene from accepting new residents after the death of a patient earlier this month.

Carol Clove Petitti was a woman with dementia and Parkinson’s disease who went missing from the facility on July 5. According to Eugene Police, she was found dead three days later in a dense brush near a path about a 10-minute walk away.

According to an ODHS order dated July 15, Petitti had attempted to escape twice in the two days leading up to the incident…

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