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Body of man missing from nursing home found
Body of man missing from Bowling Green nursing home found
By LAURA L. HUTCHISON
Date published: 8/17/2008
The body of a 71-year-old man missing from a Caroline County nursing home since Aug. 3. has been found.
The date and cause of death are under investigation. Additional information about where the body was found, and by whom, was not available from the sheriff's office last night.
The body of Richard Eddie Robertson was found about 10 a.m. Friday morning, according to a statement from Caroline Sheriff Tony Lippa, released by Cenk Kalemdaroglu, an administrator at Bowling Green Healthcare Center.
"We are deeply saddened to learn of the tragic outcome of the exhaustive search to find Mr. Robertson," Kalemdaroglu wrote in a statement. "Our sincere condolences go out to his family and loved ones. We would like to thank all of the individuals and volunteers that have assisted in this search effort."
Kalemdaroglu said he could not answer any specific questions because of privacy issues.
The Caroline Sheriff's Office received a call about 6:30 p.m. Aug. 3, saying that Robertson was missing from the nursing home on Anderson Avenue. Robertson suffered from dementia.
Air and ground searches failed to find him. Lippa has said the last lead searchers had was when a dog tracked Robertson about a half mile to State Route 207 the evening he went missing.
Robertson's guardian, Carol Ewing of Bridges Senior Care Solutions, said yesterday that she was awaiting information about the time and cause of Robertson's death.
Mullins & Thompson Funeral Service, Spotsylvania Chapel, is handing arrangements.
Laura L. Hutchison: 540/374-5485
Email: lhutchison@freelancestar.com
Date published: 8/17/2008
Most recent reader comments:
If a patient has been diagnosed with dementia
(posted by
bubbleman
, Aug. 17, 2008 10:42 pm)
a non user removable GPS tracking band around his wrist would prevent tragedies like this. They have become quite small and would create little discomfort, but the cost would probably have to be borne by the family. Some hunters track dozens of their dogs this way.
what do i think?
(posted by
returninghome
, Aug. 17, 2008 9:21 am)
I think you better find a better way to keep a eye out for the elderly that you have in your care. I'm glad it wasn't any of my relatives, I've worked in a nursing home before and luckily if some one walked out the emergency exit alarm would go off and out front door the receptionist would of spotted him, there needs to be better ways not to let this happen, You think your loved one might pass away in the nursing home but what a shock how his life ended.
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