THE CALIFORNIA NURSING HOME WHERE A NURSE REFUSED TO PERFORM C-P-R ON AN 87-YEAR-OLD WOMAN WHO DIED AS A RESULT HAS LINKS TO NEW MEXICO. BROOKDALE SENIOR LIVING IS THE PARENT COMPANY OF GLENWOOD GARDENS AND IT OPERATES 650 HOMES IN NEW MEXICO ... INCLUDING TWO IN ALBUQUERQUE.

 

BROOKDALE SAYS THE NURSE IN CALIFORNIA WAS IN COMPLIANCE WITH COMPANY POLICY. THEY DIDN'T RETURN CALLS FROM THE 770 KKOB NEWSROOM ON MONDAY TO FIND OUT IF THE NO-CPR POLICY IS PRACTICED IN THIS STATE.

 

GLENWOOD GARDENS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR JEFFERY TOOMER TOLD A CALIFORNIA TV-STATION THAT "STAFF DOES NOT ATTEMPT C-P-R AT ITS FACILITIES."