Former Nursing Home Resident Filed Lawsuit Over Alleged Abuse And Neglect
An elderly former nursing home resident has filed a lawsuit over the alleged abuse and neglect she experienced during her two-month stay.
In the lawsuit, Rose Capriotti claims that during the time she was staying at the Prairie Manor Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, she fell hitting her head, and suffered bedsores.
The nursing home, Prairie Manor and its operator, Care Centers Inc, were named as defendants in the case.
The Lawsuit
According to the lawsuit Capriotti was first admitted to the home on March 23, 2006. In less than a week, staff at the nursing home sat Capriotti upright despite the fact that her balance was impaired by the stroke. Capriotti fell over and hit her head, said Capriotti’s attorney, Susan Novosad.
The staff first documented the bedsores on May 5, said Novosad. The family was unaware of the sores until May 15 when Capriotti was admitted to the hospital, Novosad added.
The lawsuit seeks at least $50,000 in damages. It claims that the staff at prairie Manor broke the law by failing to prevent the formation of bedsores, and also claims that the home did not properly evaluate, assess, or care for Capriotti.
“(Bedsores) don’t just go from zero to stage four,” said Novosad. “The only way (the staff) could not be aware is that no one evaluated her.”
“Pressure sores develop over a period of time, and there would be evidence of a pressure sore’s existence prior to the time it was at its most severe staging,” said Novosad.