The San Diego nursing home abuse lawyers at the Walton Firm know that falls due to a lack of adequate supervision can be a life-threatening problem for California seniors. Serious falls in custodial settings can result in death or drastically alter the quality of a loved one’s life.
A Newport Beach nursing home was recently fined in connection with the death of a senior after the resident was left unsupervised and suffered a serious fall. According to the Daily Pilot, the state investigated the woman’s death and found that the facility failed to properly supervise the ailing resident. The woman suffered from dementia and osteoporosis. She was also recovering from hip replacement surgery.
The woman was left unattended after she asked for privacy while using the restroom. While alone, she fell and was later discovered by an employee. She was face down, had no pulse, and was not breathing. Although the elderly woman was revived by medics, she was left with a fractured spine and remained brain dead. Her family later decided to remove her from life support.