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| Cynthia Whiting, a doting grandmother, among the coronavirus deaths at Sagepoint Senior Living | Cynthia Whiting, a doting grandmother, among the coronavirus deaths at Sagepoint Senior Living |
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| Cynthia Whiting loved her only granddaughter so much that when the little girl pointed out places on a map that she wanted to go, Whiting would make it happen. | Cynthia Whiting loved her only granddaughter so much that when the little girl pointed out places on a map that she wanted to go, Whiting would make it happen. |
| A water park in Wisconsin. The Mall of America in Minnesota. Walt Disney World in Florida, and Disneyland in California. | A water park in Wisconsin. The Mall of America in Minnesota. Walt Disney World in Florida, and Disneyland in California. |
| “She spoiled her grand-baby rotten,” said her daughter, Angelica Whiting, 33. “Every time you saw my daughter, my mom was right there.” | “She spoiled her grand-baby rotten,” said her daughter, Angelica Whiting, 33. “Every time you saw my daughter, my mom was right there.” |
| Now, Angelica Whiting is struggling to help 7-year-old Mackenzie understand that her grandmother is gone, and why she did not get to say goodbye. | Now, Angelica Whiting is struggling to help 7-year-old Mackenzie understand that her grandmother is gone, and why she did not get to say goodbye. |
| Whiting, 66, died April 11 at Charles Regional Medical Center, her daughter said. She is one of 34 residents at Sagepoint Senior Living in La Plata, Md., who have been reported to have developed covid-19. The 165-bed facility has the most deaths of any nursing home in Maryland, according to state data. | Whiting, 66, died April 11 at Charles Regional Medical Center, her daughter said. She is one of 34 residents at Sagepoint Senior Living in La Plata, Md., who have been reported to have developed covid-19. The 165-bed facility has the most deaths of any nursing home in Maryland, according to state data. |
| Those we have lost to the coronavirus in Virginia, Maryland and D.C. | Those we have lost to the coronavirus in Virginia, Maryland and D.C. |
| Whiting, of Waldorf, is survived by her daughter, son Robert II, and her husband, Robert Sr. They would have celebrated their 40th anniversary in July. She grew up in Philadelphia and enjoyed making frequent trips back to visit family there, her daughter said. | Whiting, of Waldorf, is survived by her daughter, son Robert II, and her husband, Robert Sr. They would have celebrated their 40th anniversary in July. She grew up in Philadelphia and enjoyed making frequent trips back to visit family there, her daughter said. |
| Cynthia Whiting was a strict but caring mother who worked for years as an administrative assistant before retiring around 60, her daughter said. | Cynthia Whiting was a strict but caring mother who worked for years as an administrative assistant before retiring around 60, her daughter said. |
| She loved music, dancing and worship and was active in her church, New Life Christian Ministries International in Indian Head. | She loved music, dancing and worship and was active in her church, New Life Christian Ministries International in Indian Head. |
| She arrived at Sagepoint in late February after suffering a stroke. Whiting, who had dementia, was bedridden, so Angelica Whiting said she wants to know how her mother contracted the coronavirus. | She arrived at Sagepoint in late February after suffering a stroke. Whiting, who had dementia, was bedridden, so Angelica Whiting said she wants to know how her mother contracted the coronavirus. |
| Angelica Whiting said Sagepoint initially told the family that her mother had pneumonia and did not test her for the coronavirus. Then the family was told Sagepoint had tested her and the results were negative. But at the hospital, doctors said she tested positive. Covid-19 is listed as a contributing factor to her death, along with gastrointestinal bleeding, Angelica Whiting said. | Angelica Whiting said Sagepoint initially told the family that her mother had pneumonia and did not test her for the coronavirus. Then the family was told Sagepoint had tested her and the results were negative. But at the hospital, doctors said she tested positive. Covid-19 is listed as a contributing factor to her death, along with gastrointestinal bleeding, Angelica Whiting said. |
| Sagepoint is being fined $10,000 a day by state regulators for not using proper personal protective equipment and failing to separate residents with the coronavirus from those who had tested negative, among other things. | Sagepoint is being fined $10,000 a day by state regulators for not using proper personal protective equipment and failing to separate residents with the coronavirus from those who had tested negative, among other things. |
| A spokeswoman for the facility did not respond to a request for comment about Whiting’s death. | A spokeswoman for the facility did not respond to a request for comment about Whiting’s death. |
| “We did not even get to see my mom in her final moments,” Angelica Whiting said. “I want Sagepoint to pay for the mistakes that were made.” | “We did not even get to see my mom in her final moments,” Angelica Whiting said. “I want Sagepoint to pay for the mistakes that were made.” |
| Too few masks, tests and workers: How covid-19 spread through Maryland nursing homes | Too few masks, tests and workers: How covid-19 spread through Maryland nursing homes |
| Md. nursing home with most deaths to be fined $10,000 a day since March 30 | Md. nursing home with most deaths to be fined $10,000 a day since March 30 |
| Amid coronavirus pandemic, fewer Maryland residents seek ER treatment | Amid coronavirus pandemic, fewer Maryland residents seek ER treatment |
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