Nursing Home and Assisted Living Facility Case Results

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Patient Develops 14 Pressure Ulcers

Our client was admitted to a Richmond nursing home after suffering from a debilitating stroke. His wife and children visited him regularly at the nursing home. Within months of his admission to the nursing home, he developed numerous pressure sores due to inadequate care and poor nutrition. His weight dropped to barely over 100 pounds. He developed 14 pressure sores some as large as 8 cm x 5 cm and penetrating all the way through his skin and muscles. We filed suit seeking compensatory damages for the losses to his family and punitive damages as a deterrent and punishment. The nursing home settled the case after we took the depositions of their experts.

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Awarded: $710,000 Wrongful Death Settlement