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Mistaken Death Pronouncement For Hospice Patient Grabs Headlines
Published on Fri Feb 10, 2023
Hospice care is once again in the news for a story that could turn people off of the benefit. In Iowa, a 66-year-old resident under hospice care at Glen Oaks Alzheimer’s Special Care Center in Urbandale was pronounced dead by a facility nurse. When the patient was transported to the funeral home and they unzipped her body bag, she “gasped [...]