Shoddy Care Leads to Nursing Home Wrongful Death Lawsuit
Eighty-one year old Erna Brown was admitted to Kearney County Health Services nursing home in 2007. Upon admission, she had a pressure sore that required daily care and facility staff was advised that she was at risk for infection. In late 2007, after being left unattended, Ms. Brown fell and fractured her hip. After a surgery, her physician once again warned facility staff that Ms. Brown was at risk for infection. Ms. Brown's condition deteriorated and even though her symptoms all pointed to a possible infection, no one at the nursing home investigated. She subsequently developed a second large pressure sore that the nursing home facility failed to report to her physician. The pressure sore became infected and Ms. Brown developed sepsis, which is a blood infection. After months of pain, Ms. Brown died early last year.
A lawsuit was filed on August 3, 2009 in Kearney County District Court alleging that staff members at the facility caused Ms. Brown to fall and failed to treat her injuries. The lawsuit also alleges that the county committed fraud by failing to reveal how understaffed the facility was.
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