West Virginia Nursing Home Being Sued for Alleged Negligence
Leading to Resident’s Death
Failure to provide adequate care, to prevent falls and injuries, and to keep families apprised of changes in residents’ health conditions may be considered substandard quality of care and result in the submission of false claims.
Compliance Perspective – Negligence
Policies/Procedures: The Compliance and Ethics Officer with the Administrator and Director of Nursing will review the policies and procedures for providing quality care and appropriate supervision.
Training: The Compliance and Ethics Officer with the Director of Nursing will ensure that staff are trained to respond in a timely manner to care and supervision needs of residents, concerns about abuse and/or neglect, and changes in residents’ health conditions with notification of responsible family members.
Audit: The Compliance and Ethics Officer should personally conduct an audit by interviewing residents and families about their level of satisfaction with the quality of care being provided to residents.
A West Virginia nursing home is being sued by the daughter of a resident who claims her mother suffered a wrongful death due to reckless misconduct and negligence. The complaint alleges that from May 2016 through January 2018 the plaintiffs’ mother was a resident in the defendant’s nursing home. During that time, the plaintiff alleges that her mother suffered from numerous falls and neglect, resulting in injuries that led or contributed to her death.
According to the lawsuit, the nursing home failed to act with reasonable care in the supervision of care and services to its residents, which they breached by failing to provide the plaintiff’s mother with her basic needs, including help with her daily living activities. The daughter alleges that the nursing home also failed to keep family members fully informed about the resident’s health condition.
The plaintiff requests a trial by jury and is seeking all damages that are allowed under West Virginia law, attorneys’ fees and costs, punitive damages, and any other items and relief that the Court deems fit.
