State investigators say surveillance video from a Denver assisted-living community shows staff took about 13 minutes to locate a resident who had collapsed and to begin CPR, a lag his widow calls deadly. The resident, 73-year-old Robert Dutkevitch, slumped from his wheelchair after heading out to a designated smoking patio on Jan. 6 and lay unresponsive for several minutes before staff started lifesaving efforts. The episode triggered a state enforcement action and fresh questions about training, staffing and basic monitoring at the long-standing facility.
State review of the footage and timeline
According to CBS Colorado, video reviewed by state investigators shows Dutkevitch going outside around 8:30 p.m. and collapsing roughly two minutes later……