82-Year-Old Woman Found Breathing at Funeral Home After Being Pronounced Dead at Nursing Home

An 82-year-old woman was pronounced dead at a New York nursing home but was found to be breathing three hours later at the funeral home where she had been taken, authorities said. The woman, whose name was not released, was taken to the O.B. Davis Funeral Homes in Miller Place at 1:30 p.m. after being pronounced dead at Water’s Edge Rehab and Nursing Center at Port Jefferson on Long Island at 11:15 a.m.

According to police, the woman was discovered breathing at 2:09 p.m. and was then taken to a hospital. The apparent premature declaration of death occurred days after a continuing care home in Iowa was fined $10,000 for a similar incident.

The incident has raised questions about the accuracy of death declarations, and the potential for similar incidents to occur in the future. In response, the New York State Department of Health has launched an investigation into the incident.

The woman’s condition is currently unknown, but authorities are continuing to investigate the incident. In the meantime, the incident has highlighted the importance of ensuring accurate death declarations and the need for further investigation into similar incidents.