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Camera catches COVID-19 patient's final breaths in San Antonio nursing home


Camera catches COVID-19 patient’s final breaths in San Antonio nursing home
Family claims lack of monitoring led to death of 80-year-old Rafael Armendariz
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SAN ANTONIO – After Rafael Armendariz developed a sore on his foot early last year, his family said management at Golden Estates Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center allowed them to install a Ring security camera in his room to monitor his care and get updates on his condition from staff.
The timing of installing the camera proved prescient, as weeks later, the COVID-19 virus forced nursing homes to no longer allow in-person visits to patients.
Armendariz’s daughters, however, said they had no idea the camera would capture footage on Nov. 10 of their father struggling to breathe and then gasping for air before passing away. ....

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