Nursing Home Abuse and Neglect Lawsuit Against Petersen Health Care of Illinois Claims Former Resident Was Wrongfully Discharged
A former nursing home resident who says he was wrongfully discharged from the residence and left in an unfurnished apartment with a four-day supply of medications and just $30 is suing parent company Petersen Health Care of Illinois. Harold Edwards is accusing the now-closed Meadowlawn Health Care Center of nursing home negligence, recklessness, dependent adult abuse, breach of contract, and taking inappropriate actions when he complained about the quality of care its workers were giving him.
The former resident also claims the nursing home was not properly staffed, did not properly administer medicines, and caused him emotional trauma when he saw other residents being harmed. This is the second nursing home neglect lawsuit filed against Meadowlawn. The nursing home closed last year after the US government revoked its Medicaid and Medicare funds and steps were taken to revoke its license.
In Trina Curtis’s lawsuit against Peterson Health Care, she accused Meadowlawn workers of failing to properly care for her mother’s wounds. Because her mother did not get the proper medical attention, Curtis says Janet Martin developed “uncontrolled” issues, such as dehydration, improper diet, and life-threatening medical complications.
Curtis also claims the elderly resident became completely disabled, experienced pain and suffering, and lost the ability to have a normal life. Martin's resulting health complications required that she undergo extensive medical treatments. She died in 2006, three weeks after she left Meadowlawn and was transferred to Muscatine Care Center.
In the last two years, Meadowlawn has been fined a number of times for improper nursing home care. The nursing home received its final fine after it made nursing home residents move out without giving them much option or notice.
Former resident sues now-closed nursing home, Quad-City Times, November 23, 2008
Shuttered nursing home sued for malpractice, Quad-City Times, November 30, 2007
Related Web Resource:
Petersen Health Care of Illinois, Manta.com
