Man Files Chicago Nursing Home Negligence Lawsuit Against Niles Assisted Living Facility for Failing to Treat Fall Accident Injury that Resulted in Gangrene and Finger Amputation
Juan Riostrirado is suing Glenbridge Nursing and Rehabilitation Centre for Chicago, Illinois nursing home negligence. Riostrirado says that doctors had to amputate his ring finger because the nursing home failed to properly diagnose and treat injuries he sustained during a fall accident. The alleged Chicago nursing home neglect caused him to suffer from gangrene, which led to the finger amputation.
Riostrirado says he fell and struck his hand on a heater at the Cook County assisted living facility on Dec. 7, 2008. He claims that for nearly two weeks, no one at the Niles nursing home documented his injury. It wasn’t until December 19, 2008 that a nurse noted that his right finger was swollen and should be monitored for five days. No more notes were made for another week after that entry.
On January 4, 2009, a notation was made about Riostrirado’s finger, which was now necrotic, swollen, and causing him pain. On January 5, he was diagnosed with gangrene. On January 9, he underwent surgery to have his finger amputated.
Riostrirado’s Cook County nursing home negligence lawsuit is seeking over $50,000 in damages. He is accusing the Chicago suburb nursing home of poorly supervising its residents and failing to treat his fall injuries in a timely fashion.
Chicago, Nursing Home Neglect
Ignoring a patient, failing to properly supervise, failure to properly diagnose, failure to monitor illnesses or injuries, failure to provide the proper medical and nursing care, and failure to properly feed or bathe a resident are just some examples of Chicago, Illinois nursing home neglect.
Man sues nursing home after losing finger, Niles Herald-Spectator
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Gangrene, eMedicineHealth
Glenbridge Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Niles, Illinois
