Investigators lay blame for Twin Cities senior’s death on care facility

Minnesota state investigators say a Twin Cities senior living facility is to blame for a resident’s death after he was found trapped in the bed rail in December.

A 20-page report from the Minnesota Department of Health says the Oak Park Senior Living facility in Oak Park Heights neglected to provide adequate wellness checks before the man died.

According to the report, on Dec. 28, 2024, an unlicensed employee at the facility called 911 after they found the man on the floor with his arm wedged between the frame of his bed and a bed rail, with his feet pinned underneath his motorized wheelchair…

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