Joseph Shepter Case Summary
In this case, Joseph Shepter was a patient in a nursing home in Mountain Mesa, California. He had spent his last two years at this nursing home due to being paralyzed from a stroke he had. He also had dementia that had caused to not be able to communicate. In January 2007, he died at the age of 76. Dr. Hoshang Pormir, the nursing home's chief medical officer, put the cause of death was heart failure due to clogged arteries on his death certificate.
Shepter’s family never had a reason to doubt the cause of their loved one’s death, until a nursing home staff member gave a tip. This tip made state officials to re-examine the case. During their investigation, the state officials found that heart failure wasn’t the cause of death. Mr. Shepter
Shepter’s family never had a reason to doubt the cause of their loved one’s death, until a nursing home staff member gave a tip. This tip made state officials to re-examine the case. During their investigation, the state officials found that heart failure wasn’t the cause of death. Mr. Shepter