Woman declared dead found still alive inside funeral home

URBANDALE, Iowa - A report from the Iowa Department of Inspections and appeals says a resident at Glen Oaks Alzheimer's Special Care Center was pla...

February 9, 2023
4:44 AM

URBANDALE, Iowa - A report from the Iowa Department of Inspections and appeals says a resident at Glen Oaks Alzheimer's Special Care Center was placed in hospice care on December 28 and pronounced dead at 6 a.m., January 3, by a licensed practical nurse.The DIA report says a funeral director picked up the woman -- who was thought to be dead -- at the Urbandale facility just after 7:30 a.m., reported there were no signs of life, zipped up the resident in a cloth bag, and dropped her body off at the Ankeny funeral home and crematory within the hour.

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