Overview
- Rochester police responded to Waterview Heights after reports that a man in his 60s fell from a third-floor window and was found dead outside the building.
- Police say they detected no signs of criminal circumstances while the scene was taped off and first responders covered the body with a tarp.
- The incident comes after the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services revoked the facility’s Medicare participation for failing to meet basic safety and care requirements, and the home is scheduled to close.
- Local investigations and family accounts have documented years of care problems at Waterview, including claims of staff shortages, delayed emergency response, and unmet basic needs.
- State and federal authorities must confirm the facility’s closure plan and lead resident relocations, and investigators will determine how safety lapses and oversight failures contributed to this death.