Jury awards woman $1.2 million over nursing home’s neglect
Instead of getting better, Burrows' sores worsened, her attorneys said. The wounds became infected, and a bone in Burrows' lower back was exposed.
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"She had gone to the nursing home for wound care treatment and they horribly neglected her," said
Burrows was transferred from
"When she arrived at the clinic, the staff was saw the size and and depth of the wounds they became emotional and immediately admitted her to the hospital for surgery,"
Her wounds were on her sacrum and backside, the lawyers said.
Bedsores, also known as pressure sores, occur when a section of the body is pressing against a surface for too long and not repositioned to alleviate the pressure. Medical protocol to prevent sores calls for repositioning every two hours.
These injuries remain an ongoing issue in nursing homes despite efforts in recent years in
At Newfane Rehab, 6.02 percent of the long-term, high-risk residents developed bedsores from
"This is the sort of thing we see over and over again at different nursing homes. All they're doing is documenting, but not really treating the wounds," Lancer said.
The lawsuit was filed in
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The federal government rates Newfane Rehab as a two star, or "below average," facility in its five-star rating system.
After her surgery, Burrows was discharged from Mount St. Mary and she now lives at her home in
"It took two years of treatment at the wound clinic and she still has an open wound, but it is a lot smaller and her daughter is caring for her," Hogan said.
Of the verdict amount, the jury awarded
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