Wrongful Death at a Chattanooga, Tennessee Assisted Living Facility
The family of Robert A. Young is seeking justice from an assisted living facility in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Mr. Young suffered from cerebral palsy and was a resident of The Health Center at Standifer Place.
In November, 2007 he was sent to Erlanger Medical Center for a skull fracture after a fall resulting from a purported seizure. On November 27, 2007, one week after he was admitted, Mr. Young died alone. No family members had even been notified that he was in the hospital.
Mr. Young was buried in the Ruth Cofer cemetery. For a month after his death, various family members called the assisted living facility to check on the welfare of Mr. Young. They were consistently told that Mr. Young was okay and that the family member should come and visit.
When Mr. Young’s death finally came to light, the family was devastated. The stories and lies that they had been told in the month since his death were unbearable. Can you imagine?
After a protracted court battle, and nearly a year after his death, Mr. Young's body was exhumed. An autopsy was performed. The family was shocked when they learned what had really happened. Mr. Young actually died from blunt force trauma, not a fall. Mr. Walter Small, a Certified Nursing Assistant at Standifer, has been charged with delivering the blow that caused Mr. Young's death.
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Michael Jeffcoat devotes much of his practice of law to representing the victims of nursing home neglect and abuse, and their families.
