Abuse and Neglect at California Care Facility Result in $1.3 Million Verdict
In October 2006, Elaine Stinson underwent a hip surgery and was suffering from Alzheimer's Disease. Unable to care for her, her 92 year old husband admitted her to Leisure Palms in Fallbrook, California for care.
Elaine Stinson fell at the facility on December 31, 2006 and suffered a head contusion, broken ribs, and a punctured lung. Facility staff put her back in bed and neglected to care her doctor or family. The morning following her fall, her husband found her unresponsive at the facility. He called 911 and she was immediately taken to the hospital and underwent surgery. Her recovery took ten months.
Stinson's family filed a lawsuit on her behalf in January 2008 and alleged that staff members at Leisure Palms were improperly trained and some could not speak, read, or write English. Her attorney said, "There was an inability to monitor, care for or even understand the needs of the elderly that they take on". After a two week trial that ended on Monday, June 15, 2009, a jury determined that Elaine Stinson suffered abuse and neglect at the hands of her caregivers at Leisure Palms and awarded her more than $1.3 million for her past medical bills and damages.
The facility plans to appeal the verdict.
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