Nursing Home Fined $17,000 After Closet Falls Killing 90-Year-Old Nun
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A 90-year-old Roman Catholic nun died after an unbolted closet fell on her head at a nursing home.
Rockland County, which runs the Westchester County home, was fined more than $17,000 by the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid, according to Claire Pospisil, a state Health Department spokeswoman.
The Summit Park Hospital and Nursing Care Center faces additional state penalties in the Aug. 31 incident.
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The nun, who suffered from dementia and heart disease, was found conscious but bleeding profusely from her forehead, face and left eye after the free-standing wardrobe fell on her, according to state records.
She was taken first to a nearby hospital and later transferred to Westchester Medical Center in Valhalla, where she died. Her name was not released.