The Good Samaritan Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Avon, Ohio, is being held accountable by the family of a 87 year old dementia patient who was killed when she was allowed to wander away from the nursing home.

The nursing home was told by the family that their mother had the tendency to wander and the family wanted to keep her safe. The nursing home agreed to accept the dementia resident and admitted her into their secured ward.

Wandering is a well recognized pattern for those with demetia. Nursing homes who accept dementia residents promise to keep these residents safe by maintaiing a secure environment and supervising the residents.

The resident was able to somehow disable an alarm on a sliding glass door in her room and walk up a long driveway leading from the nursing home without being noticed. She was spotted by a passersby lying beside the road about 100 feet from the nursing home's driveway. She died from her injuries the next day.

The family is filing a lawsuit against the nursing home to hold it accountable for their mother's death.