The Hopkinton, Massachusetts, health director and employees inside Golden Pond Assisted Living Facility tell WBZ-TV that on Monday, Oct. 12, the facility had no heat.
This comes a week after WBZ-TV first reported a resident death inside the facility on Sept. 30, in which police discovered the resident’s room was nearly 100 degrees.
Resident’s death under investigation
The Middlesex County District Attorney’s office, as well as the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, are examining whether the oppressive heat played any role in the resident’s death. The DA’s office is meeting with police and the health director this week as part of that investigation.
Days after the report aired, Golden Pond’s leadership sent WBZ-TV a statement that reads in part, “our HVAC system is professionally maintained by a licensed contractor on both a seasonal and as-needed basis and was working properly at the time of this incident.”…