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2017

Bedsores

his case involves the neglect of a 63 year old developmentally delayed man in a nursing home. He was a dependent adult confined to a wheelchair and required constant supervision as a result. He also had no skin breakdown when he was admitted, but during his residency developed three severe bed sores. He died in the hospital because of these bed sores. His family was not informed of the sores until he had already been admitted to the hospital. This case settled confidentially for $360,741.23

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