Appellate Court Decision Expands Nursing Home Patient Rights
In Grammer v. John J. Kane Regional Centers, the Third U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that nursing home residents can bring civil rights actions under 42 U.S.C. Section 1983. This new cause of action allows residents to challenge the quality of treatment received by bringing a civil rights claim. In this case, Melvinteen Daniels, an 80 year old mother of eight, died in the John J. Kane Regional Center, an Allegheny County, PA operated nursing home facility. As a result of the facility’s failure to provide proper care, Ms. Daniels suffered from malnourishment and pressure sores, which led to sepsis and death. The administrator of Ms....
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