Investigations May Not Always Hold The Answers To How A Nursing Home Injury Or Death Occurred
Like many families, Kenneth Gall sought a sense of closure with respect the circumstances surrounding his mother's death after she sustained an injury during her admission to Presbyterian Homes of Arden Hills. Unfortunately, more than a year after his mother's death, questions still remain as to the facilities role in the matter-- and how a disabled, primarily bed-bound-woman managed to fracture her neck while admitted to a nursing home. Was it due to a fall? Was the fracture related to violence? Did Mrs. Gall get entangled in a bed rail? What is known is that 91-year-old Gladys Gall died about...
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Nursing Home Cited For Mistreatment Of Resident Following Investigation Of Resident's Fractured Neck
The Minnesota Department of Health released an investigative report concluding a resident of Presbyterian Homes of Arden Hills Nursing Home sustained a broken neck due to a fall or other trauma at the facility. The investigation follows the death of 91-year-old Gladys Gall, a resident at the facility. Despite the fact no federal or state nursing home violations were identified, investigators still determined there was ample circumstantial evidence to conclude the nursing home was at fault in the injury and subsequent death of Gall. On April 18, 2008 Gall was admitted to an emergency room after complaining of head and...
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