Nursing Home Resident Falls Fourth Time, Breaking Hip and Dying One Month Later; $225,000 Verdict
October 1, 2021 | Aging Services Risk Management
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A resident broke her hip the fourth time she fell while living at a nursing home, dying one month later. In a lawsuit the resident's estate brought in Massachusetts state court against the nursing home, a $225,000 verdict was returned for the estate, according to an article in the July 2021 Medical Malpractice Verdicts, Settlements & Experts.
The 86-year-old resident used a walker. Although she had fallen three times already, the nursing home allegedly had implemented no protocols to prevent further falls. When the resident fell a fourth time, she broke her hip. A month after the...