Nursing Home Abuse

Situation:

Was the nursing home guilty of not following the doctor's order?

A 66 yr old Alzheimer’s patient was allowed to spend a weekend at her family’s home despite a doctor’s order stating she should remain in the nursing home for observation following a fall. The patient’s family was never told of the doctor’s order. While at her family’s home, the patient got up in the middle of the night and fell down stairs, suffering a brain injury which required surgery.

Successful Resolution: $300,000

We were able to settle the case for $300,000 despite the woman having died of cancer (unrelated to her case) about 1 year after the fall at home. .

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