Elderly Man Takes Fatal Fall At Doylestown Nursing Home: Report

An elderly man took a fatal fall outside a Doylestown nursing home Wednesday morning.

The Intelligencer reports an unidentified man fell outside the Golden LivingCenter in Doylestown around 9 a.m.

Detectives with the Central Bucks Regional Police Department told the publication the man died “as a result of a fall.”

“We are horrified at this incident and take the safety and security of our patients and residents very seriously as their well being is our highest priority. We are investigating to determine what happened, so we can take the necessary precautions to protect our other patients and residents,” said Golden LivingCenter spokeswoman Michelle Metzger.

The facility is located on Maple Avenue.

Last week, attorney General Kathleen G. Kane added the facility in Doylestown to a statewide legal action against the nursing home chain. A total of 25 Golden Living Centers are now named in the legal action.

Kane alleges residents at Golden Living Centers were left in soiled diapers for extended periods of time, were at risk for bedsores and were not routinely bathed, among other allegations. The attorney general also alleges that residents were often not escorted to meals as required, sometimes missed meals entirely and staff falsified records.