Home Risk Management/Safety Lawsuit: Facility left laundry room door unlocked, patient with dementia drank detergent and died Lawsuit: Facility left laundry room door unlocked, patient with dementia drank detergent and diedadmin Sep 22, 2023 0 Comments A Knox County woman said her spouse died because he had dementia, drank detergent and died of poisoning in a lawsuit filed against a Tennessee nursing home.