Compensation for nursing home neglect
Nursing home neglect and unnacceptable care
Our client was admitted to hospital in November 2004, at the age of 83. On admission, he was found to be severely dehydrated. It was also discovered that our client had developed a large infected pressure sore on his hip whilst in the home. The nursing home should have been aware of the risk of our client developing a pressure sore, and should have taken steps to prevent this from happening.
Although the hospital gave our client antibiotic treatment for the infected pressure sore, and fluid treatment for his dehydration, his deterioration continued and our client sadly died on 9 January 2005. The post mortem found that the pressure sore was 3 cm wide and 2.5cm deep. It concluded that this was likely to have worsened Mr Hutchinson’s general condition.
The family have made a complaint to the Commission for Social Care Inspection (CSCI). The report found that there were shortfalls in wound care assessment, communication with other professionals and following up of test results. The report also concluded that the level of personal care which our client received was “totally unacceptable” and part of the overal nursing home's neglect.
We are now pursuing a compensation claim for the injuries suffered by our client, as a result of the nursing home’s neglect.
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