A care home has been fined $10,000 (£8,185) after a funeral home discovered a woman sent to it in a body bag was still alive.
The 66-year-old woman was found breathing despite having been declared dead at the Glen Oaks Alzheimer’s Special Care Centre in Des Moines, Iowa, on January 3, the Iowa Department of Inspection and Appeals said in a report.
The woman, whose name has not been released, had early onset dementia, anxiety and depression and had been in hospice care since December 28.
