California Nursing Home fined $ 50,000 for Elder Abuse and Neglect

Written by Adam Peck Category: Elder Law January 26th, 2013 1 min read

Tustin Care Center has been fined $50,000 by state health officials in the choking death of a nursing home resident.

The unidentified man died in March after choking on his lunch, according to an inspection report from the California Department of Public Health. The report says staff noticed the man had been growing weaker, but the facility still allowed him to eat regular meals on his own.

On the day of his death, the report says the man was eating soup with rice when he called for his wife, who was also a patient. The man struggled to breathe, and a nurse started the Heimlich maneuver but could not dislodge the food.

The man died later that day in a hospital. An autopsy found food completely blocking his trachea. The state report concludes that the nursing home failed to assess his ability to eat, which was a direct cause of his death.

In a call on Tuesday July 28, 2009, to the nursing home, staff said the administrator was out for the day and no one else could comment.

Immediately contact Steven Peck’s Premier Legal toll free at 1-866-999-9085 to talk to an experienced nursing home abuse and neglect lawyer.

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Written by Adam Peck

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Adam J. Peck, ESQ is a principal with Peck Law Group, APC. In 2008, Mr. Adam Peck received his Juris Doctorate from Whittier Law School where he graduated Cum Laude. His practice is primarily dedicated to representing Elders, Dependent Adults, along with their loved ones and family members, who have suffered horrific personal injuries.