Woman died from neglect after nursing home employee broke her leg: Dauphin County coroner

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Woman died from neglect after nursing home employee broke her leg: Dauphin County coroner
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She survived a childhood in war-torn fascist Europe, spoke 6 languages, and remained intelligent at 85 only to die from a broken leg under 'negligent' circumstances, according to the Dauphin County Coroner.

Jonathan Bergmueller | [email protected]

Margit Zaccano, 84, had just showered and wanted to get back into bed from her wheelchair by herself last year. Instead, an employee at the Gardens of Blue Ridge at 3625 N. Progress Ave. picked her up and put her into the bed, snagging her left ankle on the bed sheet. Her leg got caught between the sheet and the aide’s leg.

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