Personal Injury Law

Substandard Care At Sacramento Nursing Facility Leads To Elder Abuse, Part 4 of 9

By Moseley Collins, Esq.

It is worth noting that situations similar to those described in this elder abuse case could just as easily occur at any of the healthcare facilities in the area, such as Kaiser Permanente, UC Davis Medical Center, Mercy, Methodist, or Sutter.

(Please also note: the names and locations of all parties have been changed to protect the confidentiality of the participants in this wrongful death case and its proceedings.)

Stein had a duty of ordinary care as a licensed Administrator, and a more specific duty to ensure that sufficient funds were available to hire and retain sufficient numbers of sufficiently trained staff to meet the individualized needs of each resident patient and to ensure that the facility's operation complied with legal standards and also with the standard of care.

Davis had a duty of ordinary care as Director of Nursing, and had a more specific duty to ensure that care was provided in an organized and effective manner by all care giving disciplines within the facility, that changes in patient condition and problems with patient care were identified, assessed, reported and resolved and in particular that patients who needed transfer to hospital or in other care settings were promptly transferred.

For more information you are welcome to contact Sacramento personal injury lawyer, Moseley Collins.

Full post as published by Sacramento Injury Lawyer Blog on March 12, 2011 (boomark / email).