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An Edwardsville nursing home faces a lawsuit from the relative of a facility resident who died in the home’s care in 2006. The suit alleges violations of the state’s Nursing Home Care Act and that\u00a0nursing home neglect<\/a>\u00a0was the true cause of the elderly’s woman’s death. A similar suit a year earlier had been dismissed when a judge declared a mistrial.<\/p>\n

According to documents filed by the plaintiff, who is the aunt of the 66-year-old woman who died, the woman was originally admitted to the nursing home for care and rehabilitation following a short stay in a hospital’s emergency room for treatment of pain caused by a series of vertebral fractures. Two skin patches containing the pain-relieving drug fentanyl had been applied at the emergency room. Her family members believe that she died as a result of a drug overdose from the patch.<\/p>\n

A defense attorney; however, says the woman’s death certificate listed aspirational pneumonia due to vertebral compression fractures as the real cause of death. The pneumonia was a result of 40 years of smoking.<\/p>\n

Nursing home neglect cases often go unreported because elders are less likely to complain. Many of these unreported cases become known only when a patient dies.<\/p>\n

Despite the good intentions of a facility and its staff, improper care can lead to a tragic death that implicates everyone involved. Nursing and caregiving facilities should always check twice before administering any form of treatment to a patient to avoid injuries, abuse and untimely death.<\/p>\n

Relatives of neglect victims should immediately report suspicions of nursing home abuse, malnutrition and dehydration to the proper authorities. Victims should speak to a knowledgeable legal professional before potential neglect leads to a resident’s death. Damages to compensate for both financial and emotional injuries may be awarded to victims or their surviving relatives.<\/p>\n

Source:<\/strong> Edwardsville Intelligencer, “Wrongful death trial underway in court,” Mar. 6, 2013<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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