Knoxville, Tennessee Nursing Home Causes Death of 46 Year Old Resident
According to reports, forty-six year old Linda Darlene Carter was a passenger in car that was involved in collision near Knoxville, Tennessee. Due to the accident she suffered many blunt force injuries that left her unable to care for herself.
Her care was entrusted to the Hilcrest North Nursing Home. After just nine days in the nursing home she was transported to the University of Tennessee Medical Center where she died on March 27, 2008. It was later determined by the Knox County Medical Examiner that she died of dehydration due to inadequate care. The Medical Examiner called it homicide. Ms. Carter left behind a young son and daughter. They are suing the nursing home for $35 million because of the negligent care their mother received at the nursing home.
Nursing home neglect can result in bedsores, falls, broken bones, malnutrition, dehydration, contractures, complications from medication errors, and even death. If there is any reason to suspect that a loved one has been neglected, call a nursing home abuse attorney right away.
