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A public guardian is suing a California nursing home on behalf of a disabled woman left by an attendant in a scalding shower for 20 minutes. The story of this terrible incident and its horrible consequences is posted by the Modesto Bee.

REDWOOD CITY, Calif. (AP) - San Mateo County sued a nursing home company after a disabled woman was left in a scalding shower so long she suffered third-degree burns. The county's public guardian is seeking unspecified medical costs and punitive damages from Res-Care Inc.

Prosecutors accuse the company of improperly training the attendant monitoring Theresa Rodriguez, 51, who was left in a wheelchair for 20 minutes under shower water up to 135 degrees, according to the suit.

Rodriguez, who suffered oxygen depravation at birth, was mentally and physically unable to move herself, the suit claims. Nursing staff then allegedly left her in a bed with third-degree burns for more than three hours before calling 911.

Rodriguez was burned so badly she spent two months on life support. She will remain bedridden and will need a feeding tube for the rest of her life, authorities said.

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