A son suspecting that a local nursing home had covered up his mom’s death has now filed a lawsuit against the nursing home. The court documents state that the nursing home had failed to inform the son that his mother had choked to death while she was being fed by a licensed vocational nurse.
The nurse had told the emergency care responders that the elderly woman had chocked on rice when it was in fact a large chunk of meat. The elderly woman had a “do not resuscitate” order that prompted the lifesaving efforts to cease. The son states that the events were not correctly documented and that the nursing home’s failure to save his mother contradicted the efforts of EMS. “Do not resuscitate” only applies to situations in which the elderly woman was placed in a suffering state or an incurable and irreversible condition cause by an injury or a disease. The son of the elderly woman feels that the nursing home was the cause of the injury and that they withheld life-sustaining efforts in order to cover up their mistake. A jury trial has been requested.
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Nursing Home Fails to Save Elderly Woman
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I hope this suit is successful. It's the only way to send a message to facilities that they've got to clean up their act!
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