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How does In-home Senior Care in Fillmore, UT work?

Home is where the heart is. While that saying can sound a tad cliche, it's especially true for many seniors living in America. When given a choice, older adults most often prefer to grow older at home. An AARP study found that three out of four adults over the age of 50 want to stay in their homes and communities as they age. When you begin to think about why, it makes sense. Home offers a sense of security, comfort, and familiarity.

The truth is, as we age, we begin to rely on others for help. When a family is too busy or lives too far away to fulfill this role, in-home senior care is often the best solution. Home care services allow seniors to enjoy personal independence while also receiving trustworthy assistance from a trained caregiver.

At Always Best Care, we offer a comprehensive range of home care services to help seniors stay healthy while they get the help they need to remain independent. As your senior loved one ages, giving them the gift of senior care is one of the best ways to show your love, even if you live far away.

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Aging in Place: The Preferred Choice for Most Seniors

While it's true that some seniors have complicated medical needs that prevent them from staying at home, aging in place is often the best arrangement for seniors and their families. With a trusted caregiver, seniors have the opportunity to live with a sense of dignity and do so as they see fit.

In-home care makes it possible for millions of seniors to age in place every year. Rather than moving to a unfamiliar assisted living community, seniors have the chance to stay at home where they feel the happiest and most comfortable.

Here are just a few of the reasons why older men and women prefer to age at home:

Comfort
Comfort

How much does a senior's home truly mean to them? A study published by the American Society on Aging found that more than half of seniors say their home's emotional value means more than how much their home is worth in monetary value. It stands to reason, that a senior's home is where they want to grow old. With the help of elderly care in Fillmore, UT, seniors don't have to age in a sterilized care facility. Instead, they can age gracefully in the place they want to be most: their home. In contrast, seniors who move to a long-term care facility must adapt to new environments, new people, and new systems that the facility implements. At this stage in life, this kind of drastic change can be more harmful than helpful.

Healthy Living
Healthy Living

Institutional care facilities like nursing homes often put large groups of people together to live in one location. On any given day, dozens of staff members and caregivers run in and out of these facilities. Being around so many new people in a relatively small living environment can be dangerous for a seniors' health and wellbeing. When you consider that thousands of seniors passed away in nursing homes during the COVID-19 pandemic, opting for in-home care is often a safer, healthier choice for seniors. Aging in place has been shown to improve seniors' quality of life, which helps boost physical health and also helps insulate them from viral and bacterial risks found in elderly living facilities.

Independence
Independence

For many seniors, the ability to live independently with assistance from a caregiver is a priceless option. With in-home care, seniors experience a higher level of independence and freedom - much more so than in other settings like an assisted living community. When a senior has the chance to age in place, they get to live life on their own terms, inside the house that they helped make into a home. More independence means more control over their personal lives, too, which leads to increased levels of fulfillment, happiness, and personal gratification. Over time, these positive feelings can manifest into a healthier, longer life.

Cost and Convenience
Cost and Convenience

More independence, a healthier life, and increased comfort are only a few benefits of aging in place. You have to take into consideration the role of cost and convenience. Simply put, it's usually easier to help seniors age in place than it is to move them into an institutional care facility. In-home care services from Always Best Care, for instance, can be less expensive than long-term solutions, which can cost upwards of six figures per year. To make matters worse, many residential care facilities are reluctant to accept long-term care insurance and other types of payment assistance.

With Always Best Care's home care services, seniors and their families have a greater level of control over their care plans. In-home care in Fillmore, UT gives seniors the chance to form a bond with a trusted caregiver and also receive unmatched care that is catered to their needs. In long-term care facilities, seniors and their loved ones have much less control over their care plan and have less of a say in who provides their care.

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Affordable Care Plans

In-home care is a valuable resource that empowers seniors to age in place on their own terms. However, a big concern for many families and their loved ones is how much in-home care costs. If you're worried that in-home care is too expensive, you may be pleasantly surprised to learn that it is one of the most affordable senior care arrangements available.

Typically, hiring an Always Best Care in-home caregiver for a few hours a week is more affordable than sending your loved one to a long-term care facility. This is true even for seniors with more complex care needs.

At Always Best Care, we will work closely with you and your family to develop a Care Plan that not only meets your care needs, but your budget requirements, too. Once we discover the level of care that you or your senior need, we develop an in-home care plan that you can afford.

In addition to our flexible care options, families should also consider the following resources to help offset potential home care costs:

Veteran's Benefits
Veteran's Benefits

Attendance and aid benefits through military service can cover a portion of the costs associated with in-home care for veterans and their spouses.

Long-Term Care Insurance
Long-Term Care Insurance

Many senior care services like in-home care are included in long-term care insurance options. Research different long-term care solutions to find a plan that provides coverage for senior care.

Private Insurance
Private Insurance

Home care can be included as part of a senior's private insurance plan. Read over your loved one's insurance policy carefully or speak with their insurance provider to determine if in-home care is covered.

Life Insurance
Life Insurance

Depending on the life insurance plan, you may be able to apply your policy toward long-term care. You may be able to use long-term-care coverage to help pay for in-home elderly care.


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During your Care Plan consultation with Always Best Care, your Care Coordinator will speak with you about in-home care costs and what options there may be to help meet your budget needs.

Compassionate Care. Trusted Caregivers

When you or your senior loved one needs assistance managing daily tasks at home, finding a qualified caregiver can be challenging. It takes a special kind of person to provide reliable care for your senior loved one. However, a caregiver's role involves more than meal preparation and medication reminders. Many seniors rely on their caregivers for companionship, too.

Our companion care services give seniors the chance to socialize in a safe environment and engage in activities at home. These important efforts boost morale and provide much-needed relief from repetitive daily routines. A one-on-one, engaging conversation can sharpen seniors' minds and give them something in which to be excited.

At Always Best Care, we only hire care providers that we would trust to care for our own loved ones. Our senior caregivers in Fillmore,UT understand how important it is to listen and communicate with their seniors. A seemingly small interaction, like a short hug goodbye, can make a major difference in a senior's day. Instead of battling against feelings of isolation, seniors begin to look forward to seeing their caregiver each week.

Understanding the nuances of senior care is just one of the reasons why our care providers are so great at their job.

Unlike some senior care companies, our caregivers must undergo extensive training before they work for Always Best Care. In addition, our caregivers receive ongoing training throughout the year. This training ensures that their standard of care matches up to the high standards we've come to expect. During this training, they will brush up on their communication skills, safety awareness, and symptom spotting. That way, your loved one receives the highest level of non-medical home care from day one.

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Taking the First Step with Always Best Care

The first step in getting quality in-home care starts with a personal consultation with an experienced Care Coordinator. This initial consultation is crucial for our team to learn more about you or your elderly loved one to discover the level of care required. Topics of this consultation typically include:

An assessment of your senior loved one

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An in-depth discussion of the needs of your senior loved one to remain in their own home

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Reviewing a detailed Care Plan that will meet your senior loved one's needs

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Our caregivers are trained to spot changes that clients exhibit, like mental and physical decline. As your trusted senior care company, we will constantly assess and update your Care Plan to meet any new emotional, intellectual, physical, and emotional needs.

If you have never considered in-home care before, we understand that you and your family may have concerns about your Care Plan and its Care Coordinator. To help give you peace of mind, know that every team member and caregiver must undergo comprehensive training before being assigned to a Care Plan.

When you're ready, we encourage you to contact your local Always Best Care representative to set up a Care Consultation. Our Care Coordinators would be happy to meet with you in person to get to know you better, discuss your needs, and help put together a personalized Care Plan specific to your needs.

Latest News in Fillmore, UT

Halfway Hill Fire 10% contained; community meeting scheduled for Friday in Fillmore

ST. GEORGE — The Halfway Hill Fire is now 10% contained and has burned 11,637 acres. Monsoonal moisture and less gusty wind conditions Wednesday aided firefighting efforts, according to a news release from the Great Basin Type 2 Incident Management Team.Fire managers will update the public Friday at 7 p.m. during a community meeting at the City of Fillmore’s North Park Pavilion, 460 North Main. Members of the Incident Management Team, community leaders and agency representatives will provide an overview of...

ST. GEORGE — The Halfway Hill Fire is now 10% contained and has burned 11,637 acres. Monsoonal moisture and less gusty wind conditions Wednesday aided firefighting efforts, according to a news release from the Great Basin Type 2 Incident Management Team.

Fire managers will update the public Friday at 7 p.m. during a community meeting at the City of Fillmore’s North Park Pavilion, 460 North Main. Members of the Incident Management Team, community leaders and agency representatives will provide an overview of fire suppression activities and answer questions, the news release said.

Firefighting efforts have increased containment estimates to 10%, and fire managers cited a break in the weather and an uptick in crews, equipment and air support as key contributors.

Also on Wednesday, helicopters delivered 62 firefighters to hard-to-access locations on the fire, slung 13,500 pounds of cargo and dropped thousands of gallons of water on active fire areas.

The Millard County Sheriff’s Office and fire managers also lifted the Virginia Hills subdivision evacuation last evening. Residents had been displaced since the fire started on July 8, the news release said.

Prolonged drought conditions remain a concern for fire managers, though they were “optimistic” about progress made securing the fire perimeter and the approximately one-quarter inch of rain parts of the fire received.

Still, fire behavior specialists cautioned the moisture would not begin to lessen the burn potential for a forest that has experienced prolonged drought. More rain showers and increased humidity have been forecasted for Thursday-Friday. The possibility of intense thunderstorms has firefighters on the lookout for slippery, muddy road conditions and lightning, the news release said.

The fire management team also reminds the public of the following:

Please be aware of increased traffic in and around the fire area, particularly during early morning and late evening hours. Safety of the public and firefighters is the first priority on this and all wildland fires. Residents returning to their homes will continue to see firefighters and equipment working in the vicinity, including patrolling the sections of fireline now contained.

The Fishlake National Forest has a closure order in place in the vicinity of the Halfway Hill Fire. Click here to access the closure order, including a full description of the trails roads, and areas closed, along with maps.

Federal investigators: State senator used 'improper relationship' to make money

(KUTV) — Dr. Ben Johnson had only been on the job as director of Treeside Charter School in Orem for a few months when he got difficult news.Johnson received a letter from the Universal Service Administrative Company (USAC), an independent, not-for-profit corporation who administers programs for the Federal Communication Commission.In the letter, the agency told Johnson that he would have to pay back more than $43,000 the school had received from the FCC as part of a grant obtained from the agency. (...

(KUTV) — Dr. Ben Johnson had only been on the job as director of Treeside Charter School in Orem for a few months when he got difficult news.

Johnson received a letter from the Universal Service Administrative Company (USAC), an independent, not-for-profit corporation who administers programs for the Federal Communication Commission.

In the letter, the agency told Johnson that he would have to pay back more than $43,000 the school had received from the FCC as part of a grant obtained from the agency. (see document below)

USAC said there were problems created by the relationships of sitting Utah State Sen. Lincoln Fillmore (Dist. 10-R). The USAC report prepared on behalf of the FCC says, “after a thorough investigation,” Utah company H-Wire Technology Solutions had “engaged in an improper relationship with Charter Solutions president Lincoln Fillmore.”

Fillmore owns both Charter Solutions, a private charter school management company, and was an original investor in H-Wire.

H-Wire provides computer and internet services to schools. USAC says H-Wire had an unfair advantage over other bidders when Treeside and 4 other schools hired the company to administer computer and internet upgrades. USAC suggests Fillmore guided his Charter Solutions clients to hire H-Wire.

Fillmore says the findings of the report are flawed. He told 2News:

The government agency, USAC is really making stuff up in an arbitrary and capricious manner, (and) that’s’ really harming Utah’s public schools.

He says he and his companies followed all of the government’s rules. Fillmore says he told everyone, including the federal government and Treeside, about a potential conflict of interest (see the document below). He says he has never tried to convince anyone at Treeside, or elsewhere, to hire H-Wire.

Dena Lundgreen was one of the founders of Treeside. She left in March but says she hired Charter Solutions to manage the school.

Lundgreen says she had never heard of H-Wire until Fillmore mentioned the company to her. Lundgreen says she decided to choose H-Wire over 4 other companies, most of whom had bid less than H-Wire.

“I had already sort of felt secure in H-Wire because Charter Solutions had introduced me,” says Lundgreen.

Fillmore says although he may have mentioned H-Wire to Lundgreen, he never pushed her to hire the company. Fillmore says he has gone to great lengths to make sure H-Wire and Charter Solutions are kept separate.

"There is complete separation between the companies,” says Fillmore.

However, when 2News visited the H-Wire offices in Draper, H-Wire and Charter Solutions are both located in the same office suite, separated only by a set of stairs. This was something Reporter Chris Jones pointed out to the senator in a sit-down interview.

Chris Jones: “But come on, if you needed to talk to someone at H-wire just pop down the stairs and you guys can consult and have a conversation. That’s the problem that USAC found and what also looked peculiar to us.”

Lincoln Fillmore: “Ok, let me take a breath and answer it this way. USAC has rules and guidance, right? And we were very careful to follow every rule and guidance they had."

But USAC clearly disagrees with Fillmore’s assessment and is now ordering Treeside, not Fillmore or his companies, to repay the FCC money.

Also, Beyond the Books has confirmed that 4 other schools managed by Charter Solutions may have to pay back money as well. The schools may have to return a total of $100,000 because of the so-called “improper relationship” between Fillmore, Charter Solutions and H-Wire. (see bid evaluation matrix below)

It is important to note, Fillmore is not just any senator. He has incredible power in the legislature when it comes to education and charter schools.

Fillmore sits on the Senate Education Committee and the Public Education Appropriations Subcommittee. Fillmore often uses his credentials to market himself to potential clients.

Beyond the Books obtained an email in which Fillmore brags about his powerful duties in state government. He said in that email:

I am an elected state senator in Utah, I have influence in state education policy that has an impact on your schools.

Since the situation with the FCC came to light, Dr. Johnson has fired Charter Solutions.

As for Lundgreen, she says she may have been naïve about starting a charter school and may have leaned too heavily on Charter Solutions. She says she thinks Fillmore took advantage of that.

“We trust, we trust. Once again, I think it’s very easy, not being a businesswoman, at that time to just trust,” says Lundgreen.

Follow 2News Reporter Chris Jones on Facebook and Twitter.

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FILLMORE, Utah — In addition to two wildfires that have forced evacuations in Millard County Friday afternoon, a tire shredding plant has also caught fire.

First reported by the Millard County Chronicle Progress, a fire broke out at the plant located in Fillmore.

The Millard County Sheriff's Office later confirmed the information and asked the public to stay away from the Fillmore Industrial Park.

The sheriff also warned the public to avoid the areas of Sand Rock Ridge and Pine Creek due to the Halfway Hill Fire, as well as the Oak Creek Canyon and Dry Creek areas near Oak City due to the Dry Creek Fire. Evacuations are underway for areas threatened by both of these wildfires.

"We appreciate your willingness to avoid unnecessary travel around these events to allow heavy fire resources to move about," the announcement read.

Utah Wildfire Info said the tire plant fire was not connected to either of the wildfires.

Tire fire also in Millard County across the I-15 in #Fillmore at the same time the #HalfwayHillFire is burning. @KUTV2News @abc4utah @KSL5TV @fox13 @UtahWildfire @brian_schnee @nollaigoconnor @SLCScanner pic.twitter.com/dofc8TlTjZ

— Matt Champion (@SoulHarvester87) July 9, 2022

Intermountain Fillmore Community Hospital Uses Telehealth to Help Moms Succeed at Breastfeeding

Rural patients find success with the help of telehealth lactation services through Intermountain HealthFillmore, UT (PRUnderground) July 10th, 2023Chelsea Breur knew she wanted to breastfeed her third child.“I had successfully breastfed my first two kids and knew all the benefits of breastfeeding. But after Henry was born at ...

Rural patients find success with the help of telehealth lactation services through Intermountain Health

Fillmore, UT (PRUnderground) July 10th, 2023

Chelsea Breur knew she wanted to breastfeed her third child.

“I had successfully breastfed my first two kids and knew all the benefits of breastfeeding. But after Henry was born at Intermountain Fillmore Community Hospital, I couldn’t get him to latch on properly. It was surprising that I couldn’t get breastfeeding to work, since I’d done it before,” said Breur, who lives in Meadow, Utah.

Breur, who works as a social media director specializing in sports partnerships and is a runner herself, was determined to make breastfeeding work. And in the end, it took a team of people to help Chelsea and Henry succeed.

Intermountain Fillmore Community Hospital is an 18-bed critical access hospital in central Utah. The hospital has 20 nurses on staff and like most rural hospitals, their nurses are cross-trained to fill a variety of roles, everything from the emergency room to labor and delivery, to caring for sick or injured patients admitted to the hospital.

When Shelby Bullock, BSN became the women and newborn nurse manager at Fillmore Community Hospital about two and a half years ago, she wanted to help more new moms succeed at breastfeeding while they were in the hospital after childbirth. She and other nurses were working on a goal to help the hospital earn a five-star breastfeeding rating from the Utah Department of Health’s Stepping Up for Utah Babies program.

“Though many moms in the hospital initially started breastfeeding in the hospital, they didn’t always continue breastfeeding during their stay. Like some other rural hospitals, we had nurses trained to help with breastfeeding, but we didn’t have a certified lactation consultant on staff,” said Bullock.

Bullock found a creative way to help the hospital’s nurses learn more about best breastfeeding practices, so they could teach their patients. She set up provider-to-provider telehealth consultations, so a certified lactation consultant at Intermountain Orem Community Hospital could consult remotely with a Fillmore Hospital nurse who worked in labor and delivery, and the patient who wanted to breastfeed.

“Before we were using telehealth lactation consultations, our breastfeeding rate for moms who breastfeed in the hospital was just 26 percent. About two years and many telehealth consultations later, the breastfeeding rate is now 88 percent. When you serve a small number of patients, every patient makes a big difference in our success rate,” said Bullock.

“Through telehealth our nurses have remote access to lactation consultants that provide them with additional training and tips, so they can help news moms solve common breastfeeding challenges – like how to hold and position the baby – and the more unique breastfeeding challenges,” said Bullock.

“The lactation consultant offers suggestions through telehealth and the nurse at the bedside provides the hands-on help and further encouragement needed, to teach women the skills they need to breastfeed successfully, added Bullock.

“Thanks to support from a nurse at Fillmore Hospital and a telehealth visit from a lactation consultant at Orem Community Hospital, I learned my baby was tongue tied, and needed a simple surgical procedure to have it clipped, so he’d be able to breastfeed well,” said Breur.

According to La Leche League, a tongue-tie is an unusually short, thick, or tight band of tissue that tethers the bottom of the tongue to the floor of the mouth, inhibiting a full range of motion. And it may make breastfeeding more difficult.

Breur felt the staff at Fillmore Hospital really cared and knew her personally. After leaving the hospital, she needed additional support from a community-based lactation consultant, and was able to have an oral surgeon fix her son’s tongue-tie when he was about three months old.

The ten steps of the Stepping Up for Utah Babies program are evidence-based maternity care practices that demonstrate optimal support of breastfeeding, as well as improved care experiences and outcomes for non-breastfeeding moms and families.

They include hospital practices such as: encouraging moms to hold their new baby skin-to-skin right after delivery; allowing moms and babies to remain together 24 hours a day in the hospital; training staff to support all new moms’ feeding choices; encouraging breastfeeding on demand; reducing formula supplementation unless medically indicated; and not using pacifiers for breastfeeding infants.

All Intermountain Hospitals in Utah have earned or are working toward the five-star breastfeeding friendly rating.

The state health program website cites research that shows breast milk is the best food for infants and that breastfeeding is associated with decreased risk for infant morbidity and mortality. It’s also been shown that breastfeeding moms have lower incidences of breast and ovarian cancer, Type 2 diabetes and postpartum depression.

The state program is patterned after the international Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative started by the World Health Organization and the United Nations Children’s Fund in the 1990s.

Intermountain Health offers a variety of virtual and in-person resources for moms who choose to breastfeed Intermountainhealth.org has a virtual breastfeeding class available for expectant parents. It’s a one session, two-hour class and offered often.

Or go to the Intermountain Parents Facebook page for videos that answer breastfeeding questions and provide breastfeeding tips. For a free complete guide to breastfeeding booklet and a list of local outpatient lactation consultant services, contact a nearby Intermountain hospital or visit intermountainhealth.org.

About Intermountain Health

Headquartered in Utah with locations in seven states and additional operations across the western U.S., Intermountain Health is a nonprofit system of 33 hospitals, 385 clinics, medical groups with some 3,900 employed physicians and advanced care providers, a health plans division called Select Health with more than one million members, and other health services. Helping people live the healthiest lives possible, Intermountain is committed to improving community health and is widely recognized as a leader in transforming healthcare by using evidence-based best practices to consistently deliver high-quality outcomes at sustainable costs. For more information or updates, see https://intermountainhealthcare.org/news.

UPDATE: Woman’s I-15 death under investigation, witnesses sought

THURSDAY 11/11/2021 6:22 a.m.FILLMORE, Utah (ABC4) – State investigators are still working to determine what happened in a late Tuesday night incident that left a woman dead in central Utah.Utah Highway Patrol says they were first notified of a single-vehicle crash near milepost 170 on southbound I-15 at around 11:30 p.m. Tuesday. When deputies arrived, they found a car in the median with little damage but stuck in the mud. ...

THURSDAY 11/11/2021 6:22 a.m.

FILLMORE, Utah (ABC4) – State investigators are still working to determine what happened in a late Tuesday night incident that left a woman dead in central Utah.

Utah Highway Patrol says they were first notified of a single-vehicle crash near milepost 170 on southbound I-15 at around 11:30 p.m. Tuesday. When deputies arrived, they found a car in the median with little damage but stuck in the mud.

A truck driver then stopped and alerted deputies to a body lying on the shoulder of the road south of the location between Fillmore and Holden. There, a woman was found dead. UHP says they have determined the woman is the owner of the vehicle but are unsure of the exact events that took place.

Shortly before UHP confirmed the body had been found, the Millard County Sheriff’s Office issued a warning to the communities along I-15 about a man possibly walking or trying to hitchhike. Early Wednesday afternoon, the Sheriff’s Office announced they were no longer searching for the man but did not release any additional information.

Investigators say they originally believed a man had left the scene of the crash but they have not been able to confirm that information. It is also unclear if this is the same man the Millard County Sheriff’s Office warned about.

The State Bureau of Investigation is asking anyone who had been traveling along I-15 in Millard County that may have information about the case to come forward. You can reach SBI at 801-965-4747. If you call after hours, you are asked to leave a message.

WEDNESDAY 11/10/2021 9:34 a.m.

FILLMORE, Utah (ABC4) – New details have been released about the body found along I-15 in Millard County early Wednesday morning.

Utah Highway Patrol says they were first notified of a single-vehicle crash near milepost 170 on southbound I-15. When deputies arrived, they found a car in the median with little damage but stuck in the mud.

A truck driver then stopped and alerted deputies to a body lying on the shoulder of the road south of the location between Fillmore and Holden. There, a woman was found dead.

The State Bureau of Investigation is processing the scene and interviewing any potential witnesses. UHP says they have determined the woman is the owner of the vehicle but are unsure of the exact events that took place.

Shortly before UHP confirmed the body had been found, the Millard County Sheriff’s Office issued a warning to the communities along I-15 about a man possibly walking or trying to hitchhike. Anyone who spots this man is asked to call 911 immediately.

Investigators have not yet said if these incidents are connected.

WEDNESDAY 11/10/2021 6:48 a.m.

FILLMORE, Utah (ABC4) – A body has been found along I-15 in central Utah and authorities are now investigating.

Utah Highway Patrol has confirmed they are on the scene between Holden and Fillmore in Millard County working to determine what happened.

One lane of I-15 has been closed as they investigate the incident. The lane closure is expected to last for several hours.

This comes just hours after the Millard County Sheriff’s Office warned communities along I-15 of a man who may be walking or trying to hitchhike. Authorities are asking the public to avoid this man if they see him and to call 911.

The Sheriff’s Office tells ABC4 they do not believe these two incidents are connected but they are working with UHP in the death investigation.

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