Elderly Woman Starves to Death in Nursing Home
An elderly woman who suffered dementia passed away because staff in a local nursing home did not give her enough food. The 82-year-old woman was allegedly given a little more than one-tenth of the daily food and drink needed for an adult woman to survive. This neglect occurred in a nursing home in Sutton Bridge.
In the case against the nursing home, the lawyer prosecuting the cases told the jury that the staffs at the nursing home were too busy concentrating on their own Christmas preparations that the elderly woman was neglected and her health deteriorated rapidly during her stay. She was admitted to a nearby hospital and diagnoses with severe dehydration and passed away four days later. The elderly woman was able to consume pureed food and liquids but records from the home indicated that she was given as little as 275mls of fluid intake a day when an adult woman needs between 2,500 and 3,000 mls. She required one to one feeding which takes up an hour per meal but the health authorities provided extra funding to pay for the additional staff time that this required. The lawyer also told the jury that the victim was lively and mobile but needed supervision at eating and drinking when she was transferred to the nursing home from the hospital unit she was originally at. Within days of her staying there she was noticed as being listless and sleepy which were classic signs of dehydration. The nursing home is still denying any fault in the death of this elderly woman.
Every single employee is entrusted with the care of your loved one. How does a place that is designed to care for the elderly leave this woman to suffer and essentially starve to death? There is no excuse for the cruelty that was brought upon this poor woman. The family should immediately seek financial compensation for the emotional damage this horrific situation has caused them. Each family deserves the best possible care for their loved one and fight for justice if that care is compromised.
