ABC7 News spoke to the victim's son who said a worker at the Atria facility showed him the 'cleaning fluid' they said his dad drank. Later on, Atria's management said the 94-year-old man ate Hot Cheetos and denied the cleaning fluid allegation.
Another senior dies at a Bay Area Atria facility. The son of a 94-year-old man said his dad was given cleaning fluid, not Hot Cheetos.It happened again. Days after 93-year-old Trudy Maxwell died after being served "dish-washing liquid instead of drinking juice" at a San Mateo Atria senior living facility, another family is coming forward.
"The primary job of an assistant care facility is to enhance the lives of senior citizens. Now we have Atria, who has ended two lives in a week. That is egregious," said Niall McCarthy, attorney at Cotchett, PitreMcCarthy is not involved in either case but specializes in elder abuse cases. He is calling on the state to intervene.
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