Fall at Nursing Home
Settlement Amount is Confidential The patient fell during on two different occasions during his stays at the Nursing home causing his prior hip operation to become displaced necessitating additional operations
Choking on the wrong texture of food
Settlement Amount is Confidential A woman was living at a nursing home and due to inability to safely chew and swallow her doctor ordered he receives only food that was ground, moist and soft enough to eat without much chewing. Due to brain injuries, she was unable to appreciate these problems and needed to be…
Unsupervised Nursing Home Resident Dies from Fire Caused By Cigarettes
Settlement Amount is Confidential A decorated Korean War veteran was hospitalized for long-term care in the Philadelphia Veteran’s Hospital due to combat-related mental illness. Although cigarettes were permitted in the facility, the staff was instructed to supervise his smoking after he began to burn his hands when attempting to light matches. One day, he was…
Nursing Home Feeds Disoriented Resident Solid Food Despite Restrictions Due To Her Inability To Swallow
Settlement Amount is Confidential Due to a history of hospitalizations from pneumonia caused by inhaling food, our 83-year-old client was determined at risk for anything but a softened diet. These orders were ignored and she was allowed access to regular food. Several hours after her last meal she began to show signs of breathing problems.…
Fractured Hip
Settlement Amount is Confidential An 83-year-old man living in an assisted living facility was discovered in his bed with a fractured hip. Although he could not get out of bed without maximum assistance of the staff no fall or any other incidents had been reported by the staff. An expert review of the X-rays established…
Resident Falls
Settlement Amount is Confidential A 75-year-old man suffering from early Alzheimer’s dementia was admitted to a chain owned nursing home in suburban Philadelphia. Despite the fact that he was a known fall risk, the defendant failed to implement any fall prevention plans which resulted in numerous falls. Shortly after his last fall, he was discharged…
Resident Falls
Settlement Amount is Confidential Our 79-year-old visually impaired client was admitted to a short-term rehabilitation hospital in central Pennsylvania. After a brief stay, the family planned for him to return home to resume living with his wife of 52 years. While still in the hospital, he developed a fever and became disoriented. The doctors, therefore,…
Driver Failed to Secure Wheelchair Inside The Vehicle
Settlement Amount is Confidential An 80 year old, wheelchair-bound retired minister was being driven to a relative’s wedding in her nursing home’s van where she lived along with her husband. The driver failed to secure the wheelchair inside the vehicle and when he made a sudden stop she was thrown forward out of the wheelchair…
Resident falls
Settlement Amount is Confidential A mobile, alert 89-year-old woman living at a Philadelphia nursing home was knocked over by a nursing assistant who was not watching where she was walking. In the fall, our client fractured her hip and, as a result, and never walked again. Despite her advanced age prior to the fall, she…
Resident Falls
Settlement Amount is Confidential An 80-year-old man fractured his hip after falling in a chain-owned nursing home. National policies of the parent corporation were not followed and, after five pain-filled weeks in the hospital, he died.