{"id":1207,"date":"2020-06-03T10:00:22","date_gmt":"2020-06-03T15:00:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.robertkreisman.com\/nursing-home-lawyer\/?p=1207"},"modified":"2020-06-02T11:04:30","modified_gmt":"2020-06-02T16:04:30","slug":"nursing-home-death-caused-by-choosing-not-to-modify-care-plan-undisclosed-settlement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.robertkreisman.com\/nursing-home-lawyer\/nursing-home-death-caused-by-choosing-not-to-modify-care-plan-undisclosed-settlement\/","title":{"rendered":"Nursing Home Death Caused by Choosing Not to Modify Care Plan; Undisclosed Settlement"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Thelma Brown, 90, was suffering from dementia and required the use of a wheelchair. While a resident at Brookdale Charlestown Nursing Home, she suffered multiple falls and developed a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mayoclinic.org\/diseases-conditions\/urinary-tract-infection\/symptoms-causes\/syc-20353447\">urinary tract infection<\/a> that led to sepsis and ultimately caused her death. She was survived by her adult daughter.<\/p>\n<p>Brown\u2019s daughter, on her behalf, sued the nursing home\u2019s owner alleging that it chose not to properly monitor her mother&#8217;s well-being, provide sufficient staff in training, and modify her care plan when her health deteriorated.<\/p>\n<p>The defendant denied the allegations and maintained that Brown\u2019s injuries came from her poor medical condition and that her injuries were not a cause of her death.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.robertkreisman.com\/nursing-home-lawyer\/nursing-home-death-caused-by-choosing-not-to-modify-care-plan-undisclosed-settlement\/#more-1207\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Thelma Brown, 90, was suffering from dementia and required the use of a wheelchair. While a resident at Brookdale Charlestown Nursing Home, she suffered multiple falls and developed a urinary tract infection that led to sepsis and ultimately caused her death. 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