Wrongful Death Lawsuit Claims that Illinois Nursing Home Neglect Led to Patient’s Bedsores
Beverly Dressel is seeking more than $2.55 million for her mother’s wrongful death. In her Illinois nursing home negligence lawsuit, she accuses Covenant Care Midwest, doing business as Cedar Ridge Health Care and Rehab Center in Lebanon, of committing a number of negligent acts while caring for Betty Dressel from October 1, 2008 until December 5, 2008.
Betty Dressel, who had Alzheimer’s, died on April 14, 2009 after developing nursing home pressure sores, sepsis, and infections. Beverly Dressel contends that her mother developed these health issues because of the negligent care she received from Covenant Care.
In her Illinois wrongful death lawsuit, she claims that nursing home staff did not diagnose her mother’s decubitus ulcers, failed to refer a wound care specialist, did not properly assess the woman’s health condition, and failed to recognize changes in her health in a timely manner. This alleged nursing negligence caused her to develop lesions on her buttock, back, feet, and leg. Just two months after admitting Betty to the Lebanon, Illinois nursing home, Beverly removed her from their care. She says that prior to dying, her mother experienced pain, suffering, and mental anguish because of the health complications she developed.
Bedsores:
Bedsores can occur on the body when there is humidity, friction, temperature, medication, continence, unrelieved pressure, and shearing forces. When diagnosed early, pressure sores can be treated. Delay in or failure to treat them, however, can result in health complications, infection, and/or death. Nursing homes are aware that pressure sores are a common problem, which is why workers should be trained in diagnosing, preventing, and treating them.
Daughter sues Lebanon nursing home over mother's death, The Record, February 9, 2011
Related Web Resources:
Bedsores, MayoClinic
Related Blog Posts:
Schaumburg Woman Files Elk Grove Village Nursing Home Abuse Negligence Lawsuit, Chicago Nursing Home Abuse Lawyer Blog, November 17, 2010
llinois Nursing Home Neglect Lawsuit Claims Resident Died After Pressure Sores Were Not Treated, Chicago Nursing Home Abuse Lawyer Blog, August 3, 2010
Bed Sores A Problem in US Nursing Homes, Says the National Center for Health Statistics, Chicago Nursing Home Abuse Lawyer Blog, March 3, 2009
An experienced Illinois nursing home negligence law firm will know how to prove that carelessness, recklessness, or inexperience.
