Family Awarded $546,000 In ManorCare Lawsuit
The Chicago Tribune recently reported on a jury verdict where the family of a deceased nursing home patient was awarded $546,000 in a lawsuit brought against Friendship Manor Care in Grinnell (Iowa) and Midwest Ambulance Services of Iowa. The lawsuit was brought about by a 2009 incident in which an elderly patient was being brought out of the ManorCare facility and fell from a gurney due to cracks on the pathway on the nursing home property. The fall resulted in the man striking his head on the pavement and lapsing into a coma from his head injuries. Several days...
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Seems Like Common Sense, Yet Many Medical Facilities Continue To Ignore Patients Daily Hydration Needs
By the looks of many nursing home patients' physical appearance, you'd think they were living in the desert. Rather than a weakened appearance due to trekking through the Sahara, most of these patients suffer the effects of dehydration due to improper care and general neglect. Dehydration occurs when the amount of water leaving the body is greater than the amount of water taken in. Water is routinely lost when a person breathes, sweats, urinates or has a bowel movement and as humidified air leaves the body. Dehydration is caused by too much water being lost, not enough water being taken in,...
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