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Nebraska: Woman mistakenly declared dead in nursing home is now dead

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A woman mistakenly declared dead at a Waverly nursing home on Monday died later that day, the Lancaster County Sheriff’s Office said. Lancaster County Deputy Sheriff Ben Houchin said 74-year-old Constance Glantz died at a Lincoln hospital at 4 p.m. Monday. The Lancaster County Attorney General has ordered an autopsy. Houchin said the sheriff’s office will provide an update once the final autopsy report is available, which could take 12 weeks. Previous coverage: Lincoln woman presumed dead found breathing at funeral home, still alive, officials say “I can’t imagine what her family has been through and we are really, really sorry they have to go through this,” Houchin said. He also said the nursing home and funeral home are cooperating. Houchin added that the funeral home did nothing wrong, as they were the ones who determined she was still alive.Houchin said the sheriff’s office is working with the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services in the investigation.Authorities responded to a medical emergency Monday morning at the Butherus-Maser & Love Funeral Home, located near South 40th and A Streets in Lincoln, officials said.Police said funeral home staff performed CPR on Glantz, who was taken to a local hospital.Glantz was pronounced dead at The Mulberry around 9:44 a.m. Monday, a nursing home in Houchin said. Facility staff pronounced Glantz, who was in hospice care, dead. Houchin said there is currently no indication of criminal intent on the part of the nursing home, but the investigation is ongoing.Both the nursing home and funeral home declined to comment Monday. Click here for the latest headlines from KETV NewsWatch 7

LINCOLN, Nebraska —

A woman who was mistakenly pronounced dead at a Waverly nursing home on Monday died later that day, the Lancaster County Sheriff’s Office said.

Lancaster County Sheriff’s Deputy Ben Houchin said 74-year-old Constance Glantz died at a Lincoln hospital at 4 p.m. Monday. The Lancaster County Attorney General has ordered an autopsy.

Houchin said the sheriff’s office will provide an update once the final autopsy report is available, which could take 12 weeks.

Previous coverage: Lincoln woman presumed dead, found breathing at funeral home and still alive, officials say

“I can’t imagine what her family has been through and we are really, really sorry they had to go through that,” Houchin said.

He also said that the nursing home and the funeral home cooperated. Houchin added that the funeral home did nothing wrong because it found out on its own that she was still alive.

Houchin said the sheriff’s office is working with the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services in the investigation.

Authorities were called to the Butherus-Maser & Love Funeral Home near the corner of South 40th and A Streets in Lincoln on Monday morning for a medical emergency, officials said.

According to police, the funeral home performed CPR on Glantz, who was taken to a local hospital.

Glantz was pronounced dead at around 9:44 a.m. Monday at Mulberry, a nursing home in Houchin.

Facility staff pronounced Glantz, who was under hospice care, dead. Houchin said there is currently no evidence of criminal intent on the part of the nursing home, but the investigation is ongoing.

Both the nursing home and the funeral home declined to comment on Monday.

Click here for the latest headlines from KETV NewsWatch 7

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