A nursing home watchdog organization has determined that the death of an elderly resident was the result of nursing home neglect and abuse.
The 93-year-old nursing home resident suffered bed sores so severe that she had to be transported to a hospital from the nursing facility. She died shortly after.
A report summarizing the findings of an investigation completed by the nursing home abuse watchdog organization have yet to be released to the public, but the nursing home reprimanded staff and fired a nurse following the incident.
The report says that the staff was unaware of the severity of the elderly resident's wounds, and upon asking the head nurse about the resident's wounds that she did provide necessary feedback.
Investigators concluded that basic care and treatment needs for the elderly resident had not been met, as the nursing home failed to provide documentation to prove otherwise.
The daughter of the resident says that the nursing home has a wound team that should have been called in to treat her mother. She claims that the hospital, under the impression that she was responsible for caring for her mother, was fully prepared to report her to authorities because of the severity of her mother's bed sores.
The hospital then discovered that her mother had been transferred from the nursing home, and an incident was not filed until a couple days after the woman's death.
Nursing home negligence and abuse are types of medical malpractice. Both are becoming far too common, and can often lead to serious injury or even death. If you believe that a loved one has been the victim of abuse or negligent care in a nursing home, please contact the Law Offices of Dr. Bruce G. Fagel & Associates.
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