Man Sues Belleville Nursing Home Because Elderly Woman Was Injured in Multiple Fall Accidents Prior to Her Death
The friend of a now deceased nursing home resident is suing Calvin Johnson Care Center. Dora Haskins-Bond was a resident at the Belleville facility.
According to James E. Golliday’s civil complaint, which alleges nursing home neglect, Haskins-Bond was injured in a number of fall accidents while staying at the long-term care facility. In one incident, she fractured her right knees and left femur.
Despite knowing that Haskins-Bond was at risk of falling, Golliday contends that the nursing home and its owners neglected to properly monitor her so she wouldn’t fall, did not provide the proper resources to protect her from such accidents, and committed other breaches of duty.
As a result of her fall injuries, Golliday claims that Haskins-Bond experienced substantial physical and mental pain and suffering, became disabled and disfigured, and her pre-existing health conditions suffered. She also incurred medical expenses and her ability to enjoy life suffered.
Golliday is asking for legal fees, over $400,00 in damages, and other relief. Also defendants in the lawsuit are Steven Wolf, the administrative manager of Eldercare Inc., and Prudence Wolf, who has an ownership stake in the company.
Facts About Older Adults and Fall Accidents (CDC Web site):
• Each year, over 1/3rd of adults age 65 and are involved in fall accidents.
• For older adults, the number one cause of injury deaths is falls.
• 15,800 seniors died because they were involved in fall accidents in 2005.
• That same year, 1.8 million seniors went to hospital emergency rooms because they fell and sustained nonfatal injuries.
• Over 433,000 of these people were hospitalized for their fall injuries.
• The majority of fractures sustained by elderly people occur during fall accidents.
• Fractures from fall accidents usually occur on the hip, leg, forearm, spine, ankle, hand, and upper arm.
Man sues over friend's nursing home falls, The Record, June 13, 2009
Falls Among Older Adults: An Overview, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Related Web Resources:
Falls in the Elderly, PubMedCentral.NIH.gov
