Wrongful death lawsuit filed in Chicago
I found this cool website called Aboutlawsuits.com that had an article about a wrongful death lawsuit filed in Chicago alleging the nursing home's neglect caused fatal pressure ulcers or bedsores.
The lawsuit states that Stanley “Ted” Dancy, 77, was admitted to the nursing home. However, after one month in the nursing home for rehabilitation, he was transferred to Mount Sinai Hospital, where he was diagnosed with four advanced stage bed sores, as well as malnutrition and a urinary tract infection
As a result of the injuries sustained at the nursing home, Dancy’s health continued to deteriorate and the wrongful death lawsuit alleges that the bedsores and other injuries he sustained at Washington Heights Nursing Home were the contributing factors that lead to his death on December 12, 2007.
Nursing home bedsores, which are also commonly referred to as decubitus ulcers or pressure sores, are caused by prolonged pressure on one area of the body. This is typically caused by the staff's failure to move the residents. This pressure results in a lack of blood flow to the skin in that area, which turn into an open would that progress to a serious and fatal infection.
When immobile residents are not repositioned for long periods of time, pressure can accumulate on one area of the skin, typically involving the thin layers of skin around the tailbone, shoulder blades, elbows or heels. Many residents do not get moved or repositioned for days because of inadequate and incompetent staff.
Many nursing home lawsuits involve circumstances where the nursing home was not properly monitoring the resident for signs of the pressure ulcers and leaving the resident in one position for extended periods of time. Failure to properly clean the resident, change soiled adult diapers or bed sheets also increases the risk of bedsores developing and getting infected.
Injuries caused by malnutrition and dehydration are a result of a failure to provide adequate amounts of food or fluids to a resident and are linked to negligence and neglect.
