Elderly Couple Severely Neglected, Wrongful Death Lawsuit Filed
A lawsuit filed on behalf of an elderly couple filed in 2010 may be close to reaching a settlement. The Sun-Gazette report states the lawsuit should have been settled days after it was filed against the owners of a residential care center. The lawsuit was filed by the couple’s daughter and she was seeking over $25,000 in damages. The woman argued that her father was bedridden due to an amputation on his right leg. According to the lawsuit the woman filed, the elderly man developed several ulcers including one on his leg that left a hole all the way down to the bone.
He also suffered from abrasions and swelling in his hands and arms, a skin infection on his face, and a urinary tract infection. He had been placed in a medical facility after being taken out of the residential home but he died as a result of his injuries. The elderly woman suffered from diabetes and dementia and was admitted to the same hospital as her husband with severe swelling and blistering on her feet and a sore on her left heel. The injuries on her feet worsened so much that the elderly woman’s daughter had to give consent to an amputation on her left leg. The owners of the residential facility had their licensed revoked, preventing them from running any other senior care center. There is no word whether or not criminal charges have been filed.
According to the report, the owners of the residential facility argued that the injuries the elderly couple suffered were a result of causes they could not have foreseen or prevented. However, even if the elderly couple suffered from pre-existing injuries or conditions, the owners of the residential care center should have taken steps to prevent their injuries or conditions from getting worse. Unfortunately, as a result of this facility’s carelessness, the elderly man in this incident lost his life and the woman suffered severe and ultimately debilitating injuries. The residential center should be held liable for these injuries and the lawsuit should be settled in the daughter’s favor for the pain and suffering that her parents suffered while under the care of the owners of the facility.
