Alzheimer's patient, 80, killed in Oak Park extended care facility
By Carlos Sadovi
Tribune reporter
5:44 PM CST, February 14, 2012
An 80-year-old Alzheimer's patient living in an Oak Park senior center was killed and another resident is considered a suspect, officials said.
Anibal Calderon was pronounced dead at 1:01 a.m. this morning according to the Cook County medical examiner's office. Calderon died of head injuries he sustained from an assault and his death was ruled a homicide, according to the office.
Calderon was a patient in the Oak Park Health Care Center, 625 N. Harlem Ave., where he was in the Alzheimer/dementia ward, according to a statement by Oak Park police officials.
Police were called to the facility at about 8:40 p.m. Sunday after he apparently had an altercation with a fellow patient in the facility, police said.
When police arrived, they found Calderon unconscious in his ward with an apparent head injury, police said.
Calderon was taken to Rush Oak Park Hospital and later transferred to Rush University Medical Center where he was pronounced dead.
Police believe that a 66-year-old patient from the same ward is "believed to be connected to the incident," police said. Police are investigating.
Officials from the facility could not be reached for comment.
csadovi@tribune.com
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Tuesday, February 14, 2012
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