Illinois Wrongful Death Lawsuit Claims Nursing Home Staff Failed to Properly Treat Woman’s Bedsores
The executor of Adele V. Kennett is suing the Alhambra Care Center for Illinois nursing home negligence. Kennett lived at the Illinois nursing home until March 21, 2009 when she was transferred to a Staunton hospital where she was diagnosed with a Stage III sacral decubitus ulcer, a number of Stage II and Stage I decubitus ulcers on her lower extremities, a urinary tract infection, and dehydration.
In her Illinois wrongful death lawsuit, Beverly Law claims that Kennett developed her health issues because nursing home workers failed to notify her next-of-kin and doctor about the changes in her condition, neglected to hire enough staff members so that patients’ needs were met, did not provide patients with necessary nursing care, and neglected to put in place a program that would prevent and treat pressure sores.
Law claims that the actions of the employees at the assisted living facility caused Kennett’s bedsores and subsequent death on April 9, 2009. She contends that the decedent’s injuries and death has caused the estate to incur substantial medical bills.
Law is seeking over $100,000 plus costs and other relief.
Stage IV bedsores:Full-thickness skin loss, loss of subcutaneous tissue that may even impact bone and muscle. Damage to joints and tendons.
Stage III bedsores: Symptoms can include full-thickness loss of skin, significant tissue damage, higher risk of tissue death or infection.
Stage II bedsores: Broken skin, blistering, redness, irritation, partial-thickness skin loss affecting the dermis and epidermis, or skin ulcers.
Stage I bedsores: Tenderness, pain, and redness.
There are steps that nursing homes must take to prevent, diagnose, and treat pressure sores before they reach a stage where they can cause serious health issues, complications, or death. Unfortunately, each year Chicago, Illinois nursing home neglect causes many patients to develop decubitus ulcers that can prove fatal.
Alhambra Care Center sued over resident's care, The Record, June 30, 2010
Coding for Decubitus Ulcer, For the Record, January 17, 2005
Related Web Resources:
Bedsores, MayoClinic
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