Gugenheim Law News

ELDERLY MAN SUFFERS NUMEROUS FALLS

August 11, 2003

Type of Action: Nursing home negligence Description: According to plaintiff\’s counsel: Herman Hoke, an 83-year old who suffered from Parkinson\’s Disease, Dementia, Congestive Heart Failure, and multiple other conditions, was admitted to Westwood Health and Rehabilitation Center in Archdale, North Carolina. During the 16 days that he was a resident of Westwood, Hoke fell six […]

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NURSING HOME RESIDENT FELL NUMEROUS TIMES

July 28, 2003

Type of Action: Nursing Home Negligence Description: An 87-year-old male had been a resident of the defendant nursing home since 1996. In late 1999, resident began falling. During the year 2000, resident sustained more than 15 falls. In January 2001, the nursing home staff was found to have failed to use the fall-prevention devices that […]

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