Nursing Home Abuse Victim Freezes to Death

The family of an 89 year old woman with dementia who wandered outside and froze to death is suing a nursing home and a nurse assistant for wrongful death.

The 89 year old woman with dementia wears an electronic ankle bracelet. After the exit door alarm went off, the nurse assistant shut it off failing to make the rounds to check if anyone was missing. Instead she went back to watching TV.

The 24 year old nurse's assistant faces 5 years of prison for providing less than substantial care resulting in death.

The case is scheduled to go to trial soon. The woman also lied to police saying that she did a bed check after the alarm went off. She is being held in jail on $99,999 bond.