Nursing Home Bath Tub Drowning
Jean Engstrom, a 51-year old woman living in Chicago, IL died as a result of a tragic drowning in her bathtub at a Rogers Park nursing home on Sunday night. She was taken to Saint Francis Hospital and at 9:15pm was pronounced dead according to the Cook County Medical Examiner’s office.
The autopsy determined that Engstorm died from drowning, yet the manner of death (suicide, accident, or homicide etc.) is unknown. At around 8:40pm the Police were called to Warren Park Nursing Pavillion located on 6700 block of North Damon Avenue. The staff of the nursing home found Engstrom unresponsive in a bathtub with the water still running. She was immediately taken out of the tub where staff attempted to revive her. Unfortunately the attempts were unsuccessful and paramedics were called to the scene. She was later pronounced dead. Belmont area detectives are still investigating the death.
These types of accidents should never occur at a nursing home. While the cause of this unfortunate accident is unknown, there are many possibilities. Defective products or even an adverse reaction to medication can be responsible for this horrific accident. The staff of the nursing home can also be held accountable for negligence if they were responsible for checking on their residents frequently, or if they were aware of their residents instability. Regardless of the situation, when a family is grieving because of a loss of a family member it can be difficult to know the right course of action to take. Contacting a professional is the best option for your family to receive compensation if another party is at fault for the accident.
