Louise Reese, 100, lived at Harbison Hall Assisted Living. While an employee of the facility was helping her get up from the commode, she dropped her to the floor. Reese suffered bilateral femur fractures. Without further examination, the employee of the facility put her back in her bed and covered…
Christine Mitchell, 70, was a resident of Grace Healthcare of Tucker where she required assistance with all activities of daily living. One morning, a nursing home assistant attempted to change Mitchell’s bed linens while she remained in the bed. While the bed linen change was ongoing, the nursing assistant rolled…
The names of the individuals in this nursing home lawsuit were made confidential. Mr. Roe, a nursing home resident with a history of criminal sexual violence, became friendly with a fellow resident, an 82-year-old woman, Ms. Doe, who suffered from dementia. The staff at the nursing home, Maple Farm Nursing…
Audrey Smith, 92, lived at Anna Rehabilitation & Nursing Center and suffered from dementia, hypertension and depression. Almost ten years after her admission, she was found in a pool of blood on the floor of her room. She had fallen and suffered a subdural hematoma with midline shift, a C6…
Harry Cohoon was diagnosed with a treatable form of cancer and was recovering at Victoria Healthcare Center while he underwent treatment from various injuries he had suffered. For 19 days, he did well at the healthcare center. On the 20th day of his residency there, he was observed having difficulty…
Edward Arnold was 70 when he was admitted to Whitestone Care Center for rehabilitation after a below-the-knee amputation of his left leg. After he went through dialysis, he was placed in a chair and left alone. Arnold later fell, fracturing his right hip. The rehabilitation center’s staff then placed him…
A federal jury in North Carolina entered its verdict in favor of the families of three nursing home residents who died at Blue Ridge Health Care Center. The lawsuit filed for the wrongful deaths claimed these deaths were caused by the callous neglect of these and other nursing residents. The…
Maria O’Brien was 84 years old and lived at Good Shepherd Health Center. Over a two-and-a-half-year period, she fell eight times at this nursing home facility. On the day of her last fall, she was left unattended in front of her bathroom sink despite a care plan calling for constant…
Robert Lankford, 69, underwent abdominal surgery. He was admitted to Life Care Center Pensacola for his recovery period. One of the nursing facility’s nurses mistakenly removed Lankford’s skin staples, which led to a wound infection. Lankford required a second surgery to close the wound. Afterward, he was returned to Life…
Ms. Doe, 78, suffered from blindness and mild dementia. Her nursing home care plan called for her to receive assistance from at least two people during any type of physical transfer. This would mean transfer from her bed or transfer from a chair or a transfer from her wheelchair. Nonetheless,…