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Sui Mee Chiu, 85, was admitted to the Arcadia Health Center<\/a> for long-term care. A member of the Arcadia staff found a Stage I pressure sore on Chiu\u2019s lower back. A care plan was then initiated by the nursing home staff. The plan included pressure-reducing measures, frequent bathing and wound care. However, the pressure sore progressed to Stage IV, necessitating 7 hospitalizations for wound care management. Chiu developed recurring urinary tract infections from her use of Foley catheters <\/a>and required a year of antibiotic treatment.<\/p>\n

Because of the antibiotic treatment, Chiu became antibiotic-resistant and died of pneumonia and respiratory failure about 15 months after the Stage I pressure sore was first discovered and diagnosed. She was survived by her two adult children.<\/p>\n

Her family sued the nursing home and its licensee for negligence and for choosing not to implement the care plan in a timely fashion. It was claimed that had a proper treatment been implemented, Chiu\u2019s pressure wound would have healed without a problem. The family also maintained that the nursing home chose not to keep adequate documentation regarding Chiu\u2019s treatment at the nursing home.<\/p>\n

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Sui Mee Chiu, 85, was admitted to the Arcadia Health Center for long-term care. A member of the Arcadia staff found a Stage I pressure sore on Chiu\u2019s lower back. A care plan was then initiated by the nursing home staff. The plan included pressure-reducing measures, frequent bathing and wound care. 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