Dehydration Leads To Lawsuit Against Minnesota Nursing Home
Just 20 days after entering the Golden Living Center, 71-year-old Dean Cole lost 20 pounds due to malnutrition and dehydration. According to Mark Wandersee of the Eldercare Rights Alliance, the nursing home staff is to blame for his rapid deterioration. "He wasn't getting the care he needed for food and water," said Wandersee. A wrongful death lawsuit was filed against the nursing home alleging Cole's dehydration caused kidney failure and brain damage and ultimately his death. Notes in Cole's medical chart verify that the nursing home staff was aware he was not eating. The nursing home staff wrote: Resident picks...
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Nursing Home Sued Following Death Of Resident In Fall
The family of a woman who died following a fall in a nursing home has filed a lawsuit against the facility alleging the fall caused the woman's death. According to the lawsuit, Ferris McCarthy, a 79-year-old was a resident at the Sunrise Care and Rehab nursing home fell numerous times while a resident at the facility sustaining multiple injuries including: weight loss, dehydration, malnutrition, constipation, infection, a perforated bowel, and ultimately her death. The lawsuit seeks compensatory and punitive damages from the nursing home and the nursing home's parent company, Sun Healthcare Group. <a href="http://technorati.com/claim/zayc4d3hud" rel="me">Technorati Profile</a> When evaluating whether...
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