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Livija Cruse, an 80-year-old woman who suffered from mild dementia, was admitted to Chicago\u2019s GlenCrest Healthcare and Rehab Center <\/a>after falling at her home. She was also immobile. Over an 8-week period, she developed a bed sore on her buttocks. Because of the bed sore, she underwent two debridements and nine months of at-home wound treatment care after her discharge from GlenCrest.<\/p>\n

On behalf of Cruse, her attorney-in-fact sued the nursing home and the ownership entities claiming that these defendants chose not to prevent and treat the bed sore.\u00a0 It was also maintained that the nursing home failed to keep her clean and dry, provide her with an appropriate mattress for her condition and place a cushion on her wheelchair. In addition, the lawsuit argued that the nursing home chose not to comply with a doctor\u2019s order regarding her wheelchair.<\/p>\n

The defendants countered these arguments that the facility had in fact provided the appropriate care. Before trial, the parties settled for $100,000.<\/p>\n

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Livija Cruse, an 80-year-old woman who suffered from mild dementia, was admitted to Chicago\u2019s GlenCrest Healthcare and Rehab Center after falling at her home. She was also immobile. Over an 8-week period, she developed a bed sore on her buttocks. 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