Untreated Bedsores Cause Septic Wrongful Death

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

A wrongful death lawsuit has been filed recently against an Illinois nursing home where a woman died due to Sepsis caused by untreated bedsores.

The lawsuit was filed against Caseyville Nursing and Rehabilitation Center by Steven Steiner on behalf of Theresa Steiner, who died on January 7, 2009 from Sepsis, a condition in which the body fights a severe infection that has spread throughout the body via the bloodstream.
The lawsuit stated that Steiner was admitted to the center in December 2008 with stage II bedsores on her buttocks and one on each heel. Steven Steiner claims the nursing home staff failed to develop and execute a treatment plan, and failed to advise Steiner’s physician of her wounds. The lawsuit also alleges the nursing home didn’t have a wound care nurse on staff that was trained on how to properly deal with bedsores.

Countless nursing home residents succumb to painful infections and death every year as a result of untreated bedsores, despite the fact that in most cases these wounds are preventable with early detection and proper treatment.

Steiner is seeking an unspecified amount in damages.

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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.