On January 9, 2012, Wildwood Canyon Villa and Executive Director Lynnette Alvarado were sued for elder abuse, negligence, and wrongful death of resident David Forbes. According to court documents, Forbes died an excruciating and avoidable death due to elder abuse and neglect at Wildwood Canyon Villa in Yucaipa, CA. For two days, no urine drained from Forbes’ indwelling catheter into his urine bag. Forbes’ catheter was blocked, and urine backed up into his bladder. Upon arrival at the emergency room, 1800 cc (two quarts) of urine was removed from his bladder.
Forbes’ abdomen was so distended that he appeared nine months pregnant, said daughter Elizabeth Forbes-Hannibal. Not surprisingly, Forbes was in severe pain from his grossly distended bladder.
The urine drained from Forbes’ bladder was brown, said Elizabeth. During the time when Wildwood failed to provide catheter care, Wildwood also failed to provide fluids. The only water was four feet away from Forbes’ bed.
LVN Candace Hull opposed Elizabeth’s demand that her father be immediately transported to the emergency room. Elizabeth insisted, and Forbes was eventually taken to the hospital via a 911 call. Forbes died of urosepsis the following day.
Forbes’ debilitated condition was due to a broken hip from a fall suffered at Wildwood, according to court records. The fall was Mr. Forbes’ fifth since becoming a resident at Wildwood, said Elizabeth. She considers those falls the result of habitual neglect by Wildwood staff.
Wildwood Executive Director Lynnette Alvarado expressed her condolences to Elizabeth by doubling the fee on the room occupied by Forbes’ widow, according to Elizabeth.
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Wildwood Canyon Villa Sued for Wrongful Death of David Forbes
If more people could afford to sue, the nursing home industry would react by cleaning up their act.
ReplyDeleteit seems you believe that a person who only has a GED is not capable of handling such a job? You seem pretty uneducated for making such an statement. my grandma has stayed there for years, and they have remarkable staff and a beautiful facility. So what your trying to make people believe is a little ignorant. Especially because you have no life other than sitting behind your keyboard and claiming such accusations. The way you present yourself as well is purely childish. its quite sad to think people who have such a high education is still at a lower level in society for no mannerism. I believe your just after money as every other person seems to be trying to find none reliable reason to get in court and gain money out of the whole process sad reality.
ReplyDeleteDear Anonymous,
ReplyDeleteThank you for visiting the NASGA blog, and thank you for reading my article. My opinions on education are not at issue. Rather, the concern is that Executive Director Lynnette Alvarado lacks the two years of college education that California licensing regulations require for her position. Please see my Examiner.com article
http://www.examiner.com/article/wildwood-canyon-villa-executive-director-lacks-required-education.
Please visit you grandmother often and be certain staff know you are keeping an eye on her. All older folks benefit from extra attention when they are in a facility.
Linda