TO FIGHT THE CORONAVIRUS AND REBUILD THE ECONOMY. WE’LL TAKE A LOOK AT THE BREAKDOWN IN A
MOMENT.
BUT FIRST A SAN ANTONIO NURSING
HOME PATIENT DIES IN HIS BED
LESS THAN 2 WEEKS AFTER TESTING
POSITIVE FOR
COVID-19. HIS FINAL HOURS ALIVE
CAPTURED ON A CAMERA PUT IN
PLACE BY
LOVED ONES TO MONITOR HIS CARE
NOW THE FAMILY OF AND NOT AS
HAS FILED COMPLAINTS WITH
STATE AGENCIES.
>> ALLEGING THAT STAFF AT THE
FACILITY FAILED TO CHECK ON HIM
DURING THOSE LAST HOURS.
A WARNING WHAT YOU’RE ABOUT TO
SEE MAY BE DISTURBING TO SOME
VIEWERS. OUR DILLON COLLIER HAS
THIS DEFENDERS REPORT.
>> AND LANGUISHES.
HE WAS
AMAZING GUY.
>> FOR THE DAUGHTERS OF 8
YEAR-OLD RAFAEL ARE MINN DOT US
THE PAIN OF RECENTLY LOSING A
PARENT HAS BEEN INTENSIFIED BY
WATCHING HIS DEATH PLAY OUT ON
SCREEN. THE FAMILY SAYS EARLY
LAST YEAR MINN DOT HAS
DEVELOPED A SORE ON
HIS FOOT. MANAGEMENT AT GOLDEN
STATE’S REHABILITATION AND
HEALTHCARE CENTER GAVE THEM
PERMISSION TO INSTALL A RING
SECURITY CAMERA IN HIS ROOM.
IT ALLOWED FAMILY MEMBERS TO
PERIODICALLY CHECK ON HIS CARE
AND GET UPDATES FROM STAFF ON
HIS GENERAL WELL BE HE WAS
DOING PRETTY MINN DOT IS A
RETIRED CHEF AND GRANDFATHER OF
8 HAD DEMENTIA BUT ACCORDING TO
HIS DAUGHTERS
WAS STILL ABLE TO RECOGNIZE HIS
FAMILY IN UNTIL
EARLY NOVEMBER HAD AVOIDED
CONTRACTING THE VIRUS THAT HAS
OVERWHELMED NURSING HOMES
ACROSS THE COUNTRY. AFTER
TESTING POSITIVE FOR COVID-19.
DOES EXPERIENCED ISSUES
BREATHING. PROMPTING STAFF TO
PUT HIM ON AROUND THE CLOCK
OXYGEN. 6 NOVEMBER 10TH SHORTLY
AFTER 03:00AM
THE RING CAMERA MINN DOT US
WITH ONLY 1, 2, FROM HIS OXYGEN
CAN ULAN PLACE PULL A BLANKET
OVER HIS HEAD
2 MINUTES LATER TO SLOWER SAYS
BLANKET IN THE CAN YOU LOOK NO
LONGER
BE SEEN MEANING HE HAD STOPPED
RECEIVING OXYGEN THROUGH THE
DEVICE IN HIS NOSE, WHAT
TRANSPIRES NEXT IS EXTREMELY
DIFFICULT TO WATCH ON MONDAY
OTIS IS BREATHING
BECOMES LABORED AFTER 04:00AM
SHORTER BRASS HAVE GIVEN WAY TO
DEEP GAS FOR AIR.
THIS PRESS AT 04:24AM IS ONE OF
THE LAST TIMES WE SEE HIM MOVE.
WE HAVE STOPPED THE VIDEO
BEFORE IT APPEARS TO SHOW THIS
IS DEATH BY
OUR CALCULATION HE WENT ONE
HOUR 17 MINUTES WITHOUT HAVING
HIS OXYGEN TUBE IN PLACE PRIOR
TO HIS BREATHING APPEARING TO
STOP. ACCORDING TO COMPLAINTS
FILED LAST MONTH WITH THE TEXAS
BOARD OF NURSING AND STATE
HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES.
AND DAUGHTERS HADN’T BEEN
CHECKED ON SINCE 12:42AM THE
STAFFER, HOWEVER INDICATED IN A
SAN ANTONIO POLICE REPORT THAT
HE CHECKED ON HIS PATIENTS
EVERY 2 HOURS BEGINNING AT
12:00AM THE FAMILY DISPUTES
THAT IN CLAIMS THAT ACCORDING
TO THE TIME STAMP ON THE RING
VIDEO. IT HAD BEEN NEARLY 4
HOURS SINCE ANYONE AT THE
FACILITY HAD DONE FACE TO FACE
MONITORING OF ARMING DOCKS.
>> THE NEW TURKEY. WHY
DON’T WE.
>> AND ALTHOUGH EMPLOYEES
ATTEMPTED TO MINN DOT US BACK.
>> IT
>> IT >> QUICKLY BECAME APPARENT THAT HE HAD PASSED AWAY.
>> IT’S PAINFUL FOR CAUSE TO
SEE HOW WE CAN EVEN BE MUCH AND
HOW
OTHER PEOPLE THAT PROBABLY THE
SAME SITUATION WITHOUT CAMERA.
>> THE FAMILY ALSO TO SAYS
NURSE CALL BUTTON WAS DRAPED
OVER HIS BED
IN A WAY THAT THEY BELIEVE KEPT
HIM FROM BEING ABLE TO
REACH IT POINT TO THIS STILL
IMAGE FROM THE RING CAMERA
CAPTURED ABOUT 12 HOURS BEFORE
HIS DEATH.
>> THEY NEVER WENT TO HELP HIM
TO ARM AND ON HIS FAMILY LAST
MONTH FILED A NOTICE OF
HEALTHCARE CLAIM WITH GOLDEN
STATE’S ASSERTING A LACK OF
APPROPRIATE CARE AND ARE
EXPECTED TO FILE A FORMAL
LAWSUIT LATER THIS YEAR AND
ATTORNEYS REPRESENTING THE
FACILITY SINCE FEDERAL HEALTH
CARE LAW PREVENTS HIM FROM
COMMENTING ON THE STRONG TO
SON’S DEATH OR HIS CARE
FOR THE DEFENDERS DILLON
COLLIER KSAT 12 NEWS.
>> WE DID SOME LOOKING INTO
THEIR RECORDS AND GOLDEN STATE
HAS FOR THE MOST PART KEPT
CORONAVIRUS INFECTIONS DOWN
INSIDE
THE FACILITY. STATE RECORDS
SHOW AS OF MID-DECEMBER THERE
HAD ONLY BEEN 6 RESIDENT DEATHS
RELATED TO COVID-19