Family sues Winnipeg care home operators after woman strangled by privacy curtain on her birthday
Two nurses are being investigated by Winnipeg police and a family is suing two private care-home operators after a 63-year-old woman with dementia died when she wrapped herself in a curtain and suffocated last year.
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![Beacon Hill Lodge, a long-term care home in downtown Winnipeg, is shown in a March 21, 2024 photo. Two nurses are being investigated by Winnipeg police and a family is suing the home's current and previous operators after a 63-year-old woman with dementia wrapped herself in a curtain and suffocated there in 2023. The exterior of a large residential building is shown.](https://i.cbc.ca/1.7151900.1711071629!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpeg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/beacon-hill-lodge-190-fort-st-winnipeg-march-21-2024.jpeg)
Two nurses are being investigated by Winnipeg police and a family is suing two private care-home operators after a 63-year-old woman with dementia died when she wrapped herself in a curtain and suffocated last year.