A jury found a nursing home which permitted its patient to fall 26 times guilty of gross negligence in his death. In addition to the falls, one of which required a hip replacement, the facility permitted the man to develop bed sores. He was not properly fed, and also developed pneumonia, which was not timely treated. For more, read the story.
Robert W. Carter, Jr. is a Virginia attorney whose law practice is dedicated to protecting the rights of the victims of nursing home and assisted living neglect and abuse in Richmond, Roanoke, Norfolk, Lynchburg, Danville, Charlottesville, and across Virginia.