Jacksonville, Illinois Nursing Home is Sued for Wrongful Death
In Morgan County Superior Court, the daughter of a man who died at Golden Moments Senior Care Center in Jacksonville, Illinois is suing the nursing home, a nurse, two doctors, and other nursing home employees for wrongful death.
Bruce A. Hopley died at the nursing home in 2006. Hopley, then 51, suffered from diabetes and had paid numerous emergency visits to hospitals in the past after experiencing erratic blood sugar levels and seizures. Upon Hopley's admission into the home in August 2006, family members warned staffers about his health. 19 days later, on September 17, Hopley was found dead just one hour after staff members at the home recorded that his blood sugar level was high.
Golden Moment’s current nursing home administrator says that the hospital was not at fault with the quality of care it gave Hopley. The 18-count Illinois nursing home neglect lawsuit names the home, Doctors Marshall Hale and James Bohan, former nursing home administrator Glen Miller, nurse Cathy Mariage, Gary Weintraub, Melvin Siegel, a dietary manager, The Emes Limited Partnership, Skyview Nursing Associates Limited Partnership, Mavin Inc. of Morgan County, and Chicago Title Land Trust Co. as the defendants.
The wrongful death lawsuit is seeking the maximum monetary award allowed for each count.
Diabetes
Diabetes is a chronic disease. In many cases, a person afflicted with diabetes must monitor (or have his or her symptoms monitored) regularly to make sure that complications do not arise. Diabetes can lead to kidney failure, blindness, heart disease, infections, and death.
Nursing home workers are supposed to make sure that residents get the care that they need. Failure to provide patients with the proper care can be grounds for an Illinois nursing home abuse claim or wrongful death lawsuit if injuries or death occurs.
Lawsuit alleges wrongful death at nursing home, Jacksonville Journal Courier, September 18, 2008
Related Web Resources:
National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse
Jacksonville, Illinois Nursing Homes, CiteHealth.com
