Nursing Homes Glaring Omissions In Care Caused Elder To Suffer Horrific Pain and Suffering and Death

Written by Adam Peck Category: Nursing Homes January 23rd, 2013 2 min read

The abuse was so prevelant but the defense, the insurance company, and the lawyers representing the insurer caused the plaintiff to spend over $ 200,000.00 prosecuting a case for Nursing Home Abuse and Neglect says California Nursing Home Abuse and Neglect Lawyer Steven Peck.

The victim was supposed to receive physical therapy after a fall caused a broken leg and an operation to fix the broken leg then what was supposed to be a short stay in a California Nursing Home for rehabilitation. Unfortunately, for Ms. Jones, she ended up with horribly infected fourth degree bed sores also known as presssure sores and decubitus ulcers, extremely dehydrated and malnourished, and with the worse leg contractures that my office has ever personally seen. The Nursing home records were complete with glaring omissions in care, including failure to turn causing the beds sores, pressure sores, and decubitus ulcers and lapses in the physical therapy that was supposed to be performed everyday which was the main reason she was admitted into the skilled nursing facility.

Ms. Jones was in such pain from her bedsores and contractures that the facility decided it was too much work to see her screaming out loud so the facility chose to medicate Ms. Jones with Ativan everyday to get her to sleep so they would not have to deal with her continued pleas and crying out loud for help.

Ms. Jones died a horrid death which death was caused by feces infected bedsores leading to sepsis and septic shock and death.

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Written by Adam Peck

Expertise: Personal Injury

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.