$225,000 Settlement from Nursing Home for Bed Sores

A lawsuit brought by the family of an 82 year old man who developed multiple bedsores during a period of two years.  The man was involved in a motor vehicle accident that occurred in May, 2006 that left him paralyzed. In July, 2006 he was transferred to the nursing home for sub-acute rehab.  The nursing home admission orders stated that the man’s diagnosis in July, 2006 were spinal cord injuries resulting from motor vehicle accident with cervical fusion, cervical osteophytes and arthritis.  The 82 year olds’ pressure ulcers were recorded as secondary injuries and instructions were to apply accruzyme daily and “as necessary”.

The lawsuit alleged that the bedsores were caused by the nursing staff’s failure to monitor and rotate the patient according to appropriate nursing protocols.