$90 million dollar settlement after Neglect And Abuse Nursing Home Case goes To Trial
A nursing home in West Virginia received a verdict stating that the level of injuries and neglect caused by the residents must be punished. The nursing home found that the nursing home failed to feed and care for an elderly woman who died in the company’s care.
The elderly woman suffered from dementia and passed away while she was waiting for a new facility that was built to care for Alzheimer’s patients to open. When the woman arrived at the new facility she was severely dehydrated and unable to feed herself. The facility described her as “comatose” upon her arrival and was unresponsive three weeks later. The woman’s son tried to push the nursing home into getting her appropriately situated but stated that he was bombarded with piles of paperwork and delays. She died after the nursing home transferred her to a hospital due to her failing health. The jury awarded the family $90 million dollars in punitive and economic damages. The amount however is still subject to a post trial reduction by the trial court.
Nursing home neglect and abuse cases are tragic and no family ever predicts that their loved one will be subject to it. In most cases like this one, it is too late and your family is left mourning the loss of a loved one that could have been saved. Long term care facilities have the resources and staff to ensure that your loved one is cared for. When cases like this one occurs, the guilty party’s need to pay the price for their heartless neglect. Consulting with a professional when the unthinkable occurs at a nursing home is the best way to figure out what the options for compensation are.
