Authorities are investigating the case of a 93-year-old nursing
home patient who slipped and fell last month as she was getting out of
bed, taken to a hospital and later died.
The nursing home patient was treated at the
hospital for a cut to her head and a skin tear to her arm, said a field manager for the state agency.
The investigation is addressing whether there was neglect of the patient and if the
nursing home failed to provide adequate supervision.
Anytime a significant injury occurs that may have
resulted from abuse or neglect, health care providers are required to
report it, she said.
Four reports were filed with a DSHS hot line about the patient’s care, triggering the investigation.
Reports
were made by the nursing home’s director of nursing, the hospital, a
relative of the patient and the state’s department of Adult Protective
Services.
The case also is being investigated by police. For more, read the story.
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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.
