Elderly Man Dies After Being Left In Sun At Nursing Home

PINELLAS PARK, FL — The death of an elderly man at a Pinellas Park nursing home is under investigation as police work to piece together the last few hours of the man’s life.

According to the agency, paramedics were called to Gracewood Nursing Home, 8600 U.S. 19, Saturday evening. When they arrived, they found Wilbert Henry Moten suffering from second-degree burns, blisters and dehydration. Paramedics suspected possible elder abuse and contacted the Pinellas Park Police Department around 9:45 p.m.

Moten was being transported to a local hospital, but went into cardiac arrest and died, police wrote in an email to media.

“Initially it appears that the elderly adult male may have been left outside the nursing home in the sun and as a result he received second degree burns with blisters, and was dehydrated,” the email said. “Detectives are now investigating what exactly occurred at the nursing home and will be working to determine if any abuse occurred and if so, did it contribute to the death of the elderly male.”

Police also notified the Department of Children and Families. That agency will be involved in the investigation, the agency noted.

No further information is being released at this time.

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