Illinois Nursing Home Neglect Lawsuit Seeking Damages for Resident’s Fall Accident
The guardian of River Reed, a 95-year-old woman, is suing Stearns Nursing Home and Rehabilitation for the elderly resident’s fall accident injuries. According to Hazel Timmons’s Illinois nursing home neglect lawsuit, Reed fell and fractured her hips on two separate occasions.
Reed resided at the Granite City long-term care facility from May 25, 2007 until July 7. Upon her admission to the Illinois nursing home, workers were notified that the elderly resident had dementia and Alzheimer’s and often became confused and disoriented.
The Illinois nursing home neglect complaint contends that despite knowing Reed’s mental state, nursing home workers allowed her to walk around the long-term care facility without supervision on the night of May 29, 2007. It was during this first incident that Reed fell and fractured her left hip.
Reed got hurt after falling again on June 6, 2007 when she was left in a wheelchair without a personal alarm or supervision. She fractured her other hip on June 15, 2007 when, the nursing home neglect complaint contends, once again Reed was left unattended or with her alarm not turned on and she tried walking without help.
The Illinois nursing home neglect lawsuit is seeking damages for Reed’s physical and mental suffering caused by the nursing home workers’ negligence, as well as the medical bills that she now has to pay as a result of her nursing home neglect injuries.
Fractured Hips
A fractured hip can be a very serious injury for an elderly person to sustain. According to the Health and Age Web site:
• Up to 20% of elderly people who fracture their hip will die within a year of their injury accident.
• Fatalities are often attributed to post-surgical complications, which can be affected by the elderly person’s overall health.
Nursing home sued over 95-year-old resident's fall, The Record, June 1, 2009
Falls and Injuries, Health and Age
Related Web Resources:
Hip Fracture, About.com
