Family Files Wrongful Death Suit After Couple Dies from Separate Falls at Oregon Nursing Home

Falls in nursing homes are common because residents are generally older, have more chronic conditions, and have difficulty walking. The nursing staff must properly assess a patient for a fall risk and then devise a plan that would minimize the risk for a fall. Failure to do so, can give rise to a nursing home lawsuit.

The family of an elderly couple has filed a wrongful death lawsuit after the couple died within two months of each other at a nursing home in which they lived. The suit cites incompetent and negligent care led to the deaths.

The lawsuit alleges that both patients were classified as high fall risk when they were admitted to the facility. The male resident fell 13 times within an 8 month period; his wife fell at least four times. The male patient also never received doctor recommended therapy to reduce his risks of falling, according to the complaint.

In addition to the nursing home, a hospice center is named as a defendant. After the male patient fell in November 2014, he was transferred to hospice care. The lawsuit alleges that the center gave pain medication without proper nutrition, ultimately causing the man to die from a medication error.

The female patient died two months after her husband, and four days after falling while a staff member pushed her in a wheelchair. The lawsuit alleges that negligence against her also includes a disturbing incident where fruit flies were discovered in her mouth from not receiving proper dental care.

A third defendant, a rehabilitation facility, allegedly engaged in a fraudulent deal to share patients with the nursing home, without making residents aware of this arrangement.

As lawsuits often uncover, the nursing home was found to have been reported to the Oregon Department of Human Services 20 times in the last 4 years alone for not preventing injuries sustained at their facility. The plaintiffs are asking $2.7 million from the three defendants.

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Family Sues Nursing Home For Negligence Resulting In Pressure Ulcers

A lawsuit has been filed against a nursing home facility in which the plaintiff alleges negligent care caused her loved one to suffer pressure ulcers.

According to the claim, between late 2014 and early 2015, the nursing home did not adequately supervise the resident to avoid the development of pressure ulcers or provide immediate medical treatment. The plaintiff seeks judgment in an amount greater than $50,000.

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