Tag: Hazel Place
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Denver Gazette reporter honored by National Headliner Awards for reporting on Colorado’s troubled assisted-living care
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Denver Gazette senior investigative reporter Jenny Deam has been honored by the prestigious National Headliner Awards for her reporting on Colorado’s troubled oversight of the assisted living industry and other elder care issues. Jenny Deam, senior investigative reporter for The Denver Gazette, won a National…
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Colorado care worker sentenced to 60 days in jail for assisted-living facility death
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A care worker on duty the day Hazel Place died after being left unattended for six hours in 100-degree weather at a Grand Junction assisted living facility was sentenced to 60 days in county jail on Monday in Mesa County district court. Jamie Johnston, 32,…
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Ex-caretaker pleads guilty of neglect in death of Grand Junction nursing home resident
A former caretaker at a Grand Junction assisted-living facility has pleaded guilty to neglect in the 2021 death of an 86-year-old resident, according to a Friday news release from the Colorado Attorney General’s Office. Letticia Martinez, 28, was sentenced to 30 days in jail, 100 hours of community service, and three years probation for her…