Louise Laverne Skinner, 90, died on Sunday, December 18, 2022, while a patient at Armstrong Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Kittanning, where she was receiving dementia care. Although her death might at first have seemed consistent with natural causes given her age and long residence in Kittanning, investigators and prosecutors have since linked her death to a larger criminal inquiry.

Former nurse Heather Pressdee has been connected by prosecutors to the deaths of multiple patients across several counties; authorities allege Pressdee intentionally administered lethal doses of insulin and have tied her to at least 17 patient deaths, including Skinner. Pressdee was employed at the Kittanning facility beginning November 30, 2022. Skinner’s family has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Armstrong Rehabilitation and its parent company, alleging negligent hiring and that staff failed to stop or report Pressdee’s administration of unnecessary insulin.

If anyone knew Louise Skinner, her care at the facility, or observed concerning insulin administration at Armstrong Rehabilitation, please share information that could help the family’s case.