Nursing Home Neglect
Jan 01, 2015OUTCOME: Confidential Settlement
Failure to follow fall prevention plan resulting in a fall and death of an 88 year old woman.
Towson, MD
Nursing home abuse and neglect Lawyer at Towson, MD
Practice Areas: Nursing Home Abuse and Neglect, Litigation ... +2 more
OUTCOME: Confidential Settlement
Failure to follow fall prevention plan resulting in a fall and death of an 88 year old woman.
OUTCOME: Confidential Settlement
Failure of physician to recognize signs of brain bleed and delayed treatment.
OUTCOME: Confidential Settlement
Failure of staff in group home to recognize signs and symptoms of severe constipation and obtain prompt medical care resulting in death of a 22 year old man with severe behavior problems.
OUTCOME: Confidential Settlement
Death of an 89 year old woman with Alzheimer’s dementia with a history of falls. She exited the facility into a courtyard, fell and suffered injuries to her head.
OUTCOME: Verdict $1,000,000
Failure of assisted living facility to obtain emergency medical care for an 86 year old woman resulting in pain, suffering and death in the facility. A Jury Verdict of $1,000,000 was awarded. (Circuit ... Court of Harford County, Maryland: Kathleen Woodcock, et al vs. Hart Heritage of Forest Hill, Inc. et al.)
OUTCOME: Confidential Settlement
Choking death in a group home of a 22 year old man with psychological problems.
OUTCOME: Confidential Settlement
Death of an 84 year old woman who fell in the bathroom while unattended by staff, which was against her care plan as she was a fall risk. She suffered a fractured neck and subdural hematoma and died se ... veral weeks later.
OUTCOME: Confidential Settlement
Death of an 83 year old woman due to dehydration malnutrition, Stage IV pressure ulcer, infection and sepsis.
OUTCOME: Confidential Settlement
Severe injuries to a 79 year old woman who became dehydrated, malnourished and developed a stage IV pressure ulcer. Months later she died of unrelated causes.
OUTCOME: Confidential Settlement
Elopement and death of an elderly man with Alzheimer’s dementia. The man got out of the facility on a cold winter night and suffered a brain injury when he fell trying to scale a fence.