Washington Nursing Home Sued After Resident's Genitals Disintegrate
Ninety-seven year old Charles Bradley had been a resident of Everett Care & Rehabilitation since 2004. He died on March 31, 2008, after contracting severe urinary tract and genital infections. According to court documents, Bradley family attorneys allege that Everett Care & Rehabilitation staff did not treat a wound caused by penile cancer for months and the wound contributed to his death.
In November 2007, a facility staff member was changing Mr. Bradley and noted that his skin was breaking down. The staff member followed procedure and notified a care manager. Communication broke down with the care manager. Reportedly, the care manager did not notify Mr. Bradley's doctor and then left on vacation.
According to the Complaint filed in this matter, Mr. Bradley's genitals broke apart slowly and he began losing weight. On March 13, 2008, he was taken to the hospital at his son's insistence and was diagnosed with urinary tract and genital infections and pneumonia in both lungs. Doctors also found that there was nearly nothing left of his penis due to penile cancer, which had gone undiagnosed and untreated.
Reportedly, two weeks prior to Mr. Bradley's pneumonia diagnosis, staff noticed his wound and reported it to senior staff at the facility and it appears that nothing was done.
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