Nursing Home Negligence Lawsuit Seeks $13 Million for 84-Year-Old Woman's Wrongful Death
The three daughters of an 84-year-old woman are suing a US nursing home for her wrongful death. Alice Laverne Britton was a resident at Asbury Place nursing home from 2005 until April 2008. Britton’s daughters claim that the nursing home’s repeated negligence contributed to their mother’s death.
Their wrongful death lawsuit claims that the nursing home:
• Failed to get their mother the proper nutritional care that she needed and that she was severely dehydrated and malnourished when she died.
• Failed to properly prescribe and monitor Britton’s medication and that because of this, their mother experienced severe internal bleeding.
• Failed to properly treat her bedsores until her condition became severe.
• Allowed two unskilled student workers at the nursing home to carry their mother, who they dropped. As a result, Britton sustained a broken femur that allegedly was not treated immediately.
Britton was put in hospice care in May 2008. It was at this point, her daughters claim, that the nursing home surrendered its duties and allowed their mother's health to “rapidly deteriorate.”
Asbury Inc Executive Director Teesa Brown disputes the daughters' claims of negligent care. Brown says the nursing home provided appropriate care to Britton. Britton’s daughters are seeking $3 million in compensatory damages and $10 million in punitive damages for her wrongful death.
Nursing Home Negligence
A nursing home patient’s health can rapidly deteriorate if he or she does receive the appropriate care. If your loved one has exhibited sudden weight gain or loss, develops decubitus ulcers, becomes unresponsive or depressed, or exhibits poor grooming or hygiene, he or she may have become the victim of nursing home neglect. Nursing home abuse or neglect can result in personal injuries or the wrongful death of a nursing home resident.
Asbury Place Faces $13 Million Suit, The Daily Times, January 24, 2009
Signs of Nursing Home Abuse and Neglect, Times of the Internet, January 4, 2009
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