The Early Autumns Residential Care Facility in Stillwater, Oklahoma, was cited by the Oklahoma Department of Health as a result of the death of an 82 year old resident who was found face-down in a creek about 25 feet behind the facility.

The Owner and administrator of Early Autumns Residential Care Facility misrepresented herself and her facility by promising the family that the staff would provide 24 hour supervision and nursing care. The family decided to place their father at Early Autumns based on what they were told. As it turns out, the facility did not have a nurse on staff.

Early Autumns should not have accepted the resident because he needed a higher level of care than Early Autumns provided. Assisted living facilities do not provide nursing care.

This is not the first incident of inadequate resident care and supervision at Early Autumns. A similar incident occurred in April 2007.

The Department of Health is considering penalties against the facility.