Verdict Report: Family Awarded $20 million Against Negligent Lexington, Kentucky Nursing Home
Mr. Loren Richards was 84 years old and a resident of the Beverly Health and Rehabilitation nursing facility located just outside of Lexington, Kentucky. On March 2, 2002 he died. In the days leading up to his death, he had constantly cried out for help because he had terrible pains in his stomach. He anguished pleas were ignored and untreated by the nursing home staff. He was finally told that he was suffering from an impacted bowel. By then was too late. He soon died as a result of the nursing home's culture of negligent lack of care. His family filed suit against the nursing home for the staff's knowing disregard of Mr. Richards. A local jury carefully considered all the evidence from both sides, and awarded compensation of $20 million.
When they can no longer care for themselves, elderly people still deserve good care. They deserve to be treated with dignity. Sadly, nursing home corporations frequently do not provide humane treatment to our loved ones. The controlling nursing home corporation is often just too cheap to give good care. These corporate executives are often more interested in padding their profits, than they are in the vulnerable human beings who rely upon them for care. It is a betrayal of our trust – pure and simple. Poor treatment causes painful (and even deadly) decubitus ulcers (bedsores), unsanitary conditions, repeated infections, dehydration, dramatic weight loss, falls, broken bones, and sometimes even death.
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