The nursing home staff found him in a pool of his own blood two years ago. Clifford Ozen has suffered from seizures and decreased mobility sinc ethat fall. The Senior Rehabilitation and Skilled Nursing Center in Port Arthur allowed Mr. Ozen to fall from his bed. His wife, Sharon Ozen, filed suit against the healthcare
Trial Judge Denies Defendant’s Post-Trial Motions, Upholds Jury Verdict for Plaintiff in Fall/Injury Case (Hawkins v. SSC Hendersonville Operating Company, LLC, d/b/a The Brian Center Health and Rehabilitation) On February 21, 2008 the trial Judge (the Honorable Judge Dennis Winner) DENIED all of Defendant’s post-trial Motions in the fall/injury case, leaving intact the jury verdict
Jay Cameron whose mother died in a California nursing home filed a lawsuit against the facility saying it caused his mother’s death by reducing staff to save money. Cameron alleges the home committed elder abuse, fraud, wrongful death, negligence and violated patient rights. He is asking for an undetermined amount of money and reimbursement for
The News & Observer of Raleigh has an interseting article about the “new philosophy” of limiting or preventing nursing home residents from being in a wheelchair as long as the resident wants. The article argues that older people’s health, mobility and self-image can suffer from too much time in wheelchairs. More than 24,000 North Carolina
Here is another article about a nursing home’s failure to prevent a resident from falling and then failing to intervene or inform the family. The family was never told that their 60-year-old mother had broken both legs in a fall and died of complications. Eventually, the family discovered the horrific details. Their mother, Linda Ober, had
I read an article today about the death of a resident caused by the improper transfer by the nursing home staff. Falls are always so dificult for the elderly to survive. the injuries cause by falls can lead to immobility, pain, and demntia. Preventing falls should be a high priority but often isn’t. Training and