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Patient Falls, Placed Back In Bed With Femur Fracture, Nursing Home Settles
On January 31, 2007, a 95-year-old female was admitted to a nursing home. The nursing home knew the patient was a high fall risk based on a medical history that included a history of falls, dementia, the use of assistive devices, osteoarthritis, hypertension, dizziness, problems with balance, and confusion, among other conditions and limitations.On February 6, 2012, the nursing home permitted the patient to fall when a CNA was putting her to bed. After the fall, the nursing home’s staff pi…
Nursing Home Patient On Blood Thinner Dies From Internal Bleeding
A 91-year-old female patient sustained a fall at home on July 3, 2013. As a result of the fall, she was hospitalized at the hospital with left hip and left wrist fractures. She received surgery at the hospital to repair the fractures.
Nursing Home Patient Discharged Prematurely, Dies 4 Days Later
A lawsuit has been filed against a nursing home for allowing a patient to be prematurely discharged. The patient was brought to a hotel with some food items, medication and a CPAP machine. He was told he could stay for 30 days.
Patient Falls More Than Once, Suffers Multiple Fractures, Nursing Home Settles
On 1/12/10, a 65-year-old patient was transferred to the hospital’s emergency department from dialysis due to abdominal pain. Later that day, she was returned by the ambulance defendants to the nursing home on a stretcher, which rolled downhill, hit a sidewalk, and overturned. The patient fell from the stretcher to the ground.
Nursing Home Patient Dies From Severe Burns
A nursing home patient suffered severe burns and died due to an incident at a nursing home facility. The patient suffered from Alzheimer's and was known for wandering. The patient wandered into the laundry facility where she fell into a basin of 155-degree scalding hot water. She was lying in the water on her back while calling for help when she was found.
Pressure Ulcer Wrongful Death Arbitration Leads To Generous Award
A 76-year-old nursing home patient was at high risk of developing pressure ulcers. Specifically, she was non-ambulatory, could not stand, was weak in her lower extremities, had spastic paralysis of her left arm, and developed contractures of both hands and her left elbow. The patient was also incontinent of bladder and bowel and required extensive to total assistance from staff for all aspects of her care, including turning and repositioning in bed.The patient was admitted to the defendants&rsqu…