Illinois Nursing Home Negligence Lawsuit Seeks Compensation for Cahokia Woman’s Personal Injuries
Velma Penberthy is suing St. Paul's Nursing Home for Illinois nursing home neglect. She is seeking a judgment of over $30,000 plus costs.
The Cahokia woman claims that assisted living facility workers failed to provide her the proper nursing care for her edema and did not help her when she showered. Penberthy contends that due to the negligent nursing care that she received, she injured her leg and ankle during a fall accident in the shower and in a separate injury accident, sustained a leg contusion when she was struck by a motorized wheelchair.
Negligent Nursing Care
Assisted living facilities are supposed to maintain a certain standard of care for their residents. Nursing home neglect, abuse, or failure to provide the proper nursing care can be grounds for an Illinois nursing home neglect lawsuit.
Other reasons why someone might sue for Chicago nursing home negligence:
• Breach of duty
• Nursing mistakes
• Nursing home neglect
• Inadequate security
• Failure to prevent fall accidents
• Failure to treat bedsores
• Sexual assault crimes
• Patient violence
• Inadequate supervision
• Inexperienced or poorly trained staff
• Medication mistakes
• Failure to prevent choking accidents
• Improper restraints
• Wandering/elopement incidents
• Violent crimes
• Elder financial abuse
• Malnutrition
• Wrongful death
It is disturbing that so many patients are victims of Chicago, Illinois nursing home abuse and neglect. It is important to immediately remove your loved one from any abusive situation and report the incident.
Nursing home resident claims employees let her fall, hit her with motorized wheelchair, The Record, May 14, 2010
Related Web Resources:
Nursing Homes in Illinois, Illinois Department of Health
Compromised Care, Chicago Tribune
