Home health care aide charged with manslaughter in death of elderly central Florida man

Home health care aide charged with manslaughter in death of elderly central Florida man 
West Orlando News, Orlando, FL; by Staff; 10/20/24
[This article updates the story we posted on 10/1/24, Polk County home health aide accused of sleeping on the job arrested in man’s death: ‘He was old anyway.']
... According to the affidavit, Taylor, who was employed by Assisting Hands Home Health Care as a health aide, worked the evening hours at the man’s home in Winter Haven. ...  He was also receiving services from Good Shepherd Hospice beginning on August 14, 2024. ... During an autopsy, it was discovered the patient had an implanted pacemaker. The device manufacturer was later able to conduct a download and provide cardiac data stored on the victim’s implanted pacemaker which confirmed that the victim was still alive at 1:00am when the victim was initially found by Taylor lying on the floor. According to the Medical Examiner, had Taylor called 9-1-1 when she first found the victim, as required by her own company’s policy, the victim would not have died. The Medical Examiner ruled the victim’s cause of death positional asphyxia with a contributory cause of pre-existing health issues.