{"id":2355396,"date":"2024-10-15T19:45:01","date_gmt":"2024-10-15T23:45:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/lawsuit-filed-after-elderly-man-is-found-dead-in-arizona-desert\/"},"modified":"2024-10-15T19:47:15","modified_gmt":"2024-10-15T23:47:15","slug":"lawsuit-filed-after-elderly-man-is-found-dead-in-arizona-desert","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/lawsuit-filed-after-elderly-man-is-found-dead-in-arizona-desert\/","title":{"rendered":"Lawsuit Filed After Elderly Man Is Found Dead in Arizona Desert"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Flawsuit-filed-after-elderly-man-is-found-dead-in-arizona-desert%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2355396&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A family \u2062is suing a\u2063 retirement \u2064home in Tucson, Arizona, after their 70-year-old father, \u2063Miguel Moreno, \u200dwho had dementia, was found dead \u200cin the desert shortly after being\u200b admitted. Moreno \u200cmoved into Park Senior \u2062Villas on July 31, \u200d2023, \u2064but was able to wander\u200c from\u2064 the facility just two\u200d days \u200clater. Staff managed to briefly retrieve\u200d him, but \u200bon\u2063 August 5, he escaped again unnoticed. The search for him \u200dinvolved local authorities and his family, but tragically, his\u2063 body was found just 250 \u2063yards\u2062 from the home, where he succumbed to\u2063 the \u200bextreme heat.<\/p>\n<p>An investigation revealed that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/elder-no-wonder-why-people-and-businesses-are-dumping-california\/\" title=\"ELDER: No Wonder Why People And Businesses Are Dumping California\">landscaping crew<\/a> negligence led to\u200c a security breach, as a\u2063 gate was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-antrim-co-forensic-report-bombshell-reveals-dominion-machines-were-set-at-68-05-error-ratemeaning-68-05-of-ballots-could-be-sent-out-for-mass-adjudication-giving-individuals-or-ma\/\" title=\"BREAKING: Antrim Co. Forensic Report BOMBSHELL Reveals Dominion Machines Were Set At 68.05% Error Rate\u2026Meaning 68.05% Of Ballots Could Be Sent Out For Mass Adjudication, Giving Individuals Or Machines Ability To Change 68.05% Of Votes\">left open<\/a>, violating \u2064safety\u200c protocols. The facility was fined $500 for this failure to secure the \u2064premises, which posed a threat to vulnerable residents. The incident raises \u200bconcerns about \u200dthe adequacy of\u200c care and oversight in facilities meant \u2062for individuals with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-former-sen-bob-dole-to-receive-treatment-for-lung-cancer\/\" title=\"BREAKING: Former Sen. Bob Dole To Receive Treatment For Lung Cancer\">significant health challenges<\/a>.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> <script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>The family of an elderly man with dementia is suing a retirement home after the 70 year old was found dead in the Arizona desert.<\/p>\n<p>The final days of Miguel Moreno began on July 31, 2023, as he was moved into Tucson&rsquo;s Park Senior Villas at La Canada, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.abc15.com\/news\/local-news\/investigations\/tucson-family-files-lawsuit-after-father-with-dementia-wanders-away-from-care-home-dies-in-desert\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">KNXV-TV<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Moreno&rsquo;s daughters chose the facility because it offered high-level care for their father&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/owner-dog-dementia-reveals-heartbreaking-thing-happens-330-morning\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">dementia<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>On Aug. 2, just two days after Moreno moved into the care home, he was able to wander away from the grounds.<\/p>\n<p>The family&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/breaking-biden-harris-doj-lawsuit-blocks-alabama-purging-noncitizens-voter-rolls\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">lawsuit<\/a> claimed Moreno was able to overcome a drop bolt on the facility gate and left the grounds. His family was called at the time, and a staff member followed Moreno and brought him back into the care home.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>Days later, on Aug. 5, Moreno was able to slip out of the facility again.<\/p>\n<p>With no staff members noticing him slip out of the gate, he was truly <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/texas-real-estate-agent-missing-husband-arrested-neighbor-goes-police\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">missing<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The Pima County Sheriff&rsquo;s Office was called in after Moreno&rsquo;s disappearance, and the search was joined by the missing man&rsquo;s daughters and other families.<\/p>\n<p>Temperatures that day reached 109 degrees Fahrenheit, initially causing concern that a search helicopter could be prevented from taking off.<\/p>\n<p>A devastating discovery was then made just 250 yards from the retirement home.<\/p>\n<p>Moreno&rsquo;s body was found by a deputy in the desert environment.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Air support is who found him, in a wash, not under a bush, not under any shade, just where he gave out,&rdquo; Mina Hernandez, one of Moreno&rsquo;s daughters, told KNXV-TV.<\/p>\n<p>The Pima County Sheriff&rsquo;s Office found that a landscaping crew&rsquo;s oversight allowed the escape to happen.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It was determined that landscapers had left a gate propped open in the yard area, which was the most likely avenue that Mr. Moreno left in,&rdquo; the PCSO said.<\/p>\n<p>The facility was fined $500 after the Arizona Department of Health Services found the facility&rsquo;s management failed to secure the premises.<\/p>\n<p>It was determined the open gate presented a condition that threatened the health and safety of the retirement home&rsquo;s vulnerable residents.<\/p>\n<p>One factor that made the situation unusual was the fact that the landscaping crew was working on Saturday when the gate was apparently left open. The crew was scheduled to work Wednesdays and should not have been on the property during the weekend.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\">  <\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> <label>* Name<\/label> <br \/> <input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> <\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> <label>* <\/label> <br \/> <input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> <\/div>\n<p> <label>* Message<\/label> <br \/> <textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea>  <\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> <input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\">  <\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> <script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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Miguel Moreno&#8217;s final days began on July 31, 2023, when he was admitted to Tucson\u2019s Park Senior Villas at La Canada. His daughters selected this facility for its high-level care for dementia patients. Just two days later, on August 2, Moreno managed to wander off the property by overcoming a gate lock. Although staff followed him and returned him to the home, he escaped again on August 5 without anyone noticing. After his disappearance, the Pima County Sheriff\u2019s Office initiated a search involving his daughters and other families amid extreme heat conditions. Tragically, Moreno&#8217;s body was found just 250 yards from the retirement home in an unshaded area by deputies using air support. An investigation revealed that landscapers had left a gate open, allowing his escape; as a result, the facility was fined $500 for failing to secure its premises properly<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2355397,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Arizona-Desert.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[4472,6499,21083,3873,4585],"class_list":["post-2355396","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-arizona","tag-death","tag-desert","tag-elderly","tag-lawsuit"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Arizona-Desert.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2355396","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2355396"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2355396\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2355397"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2355396"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2355396"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2355396"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}