Personal Injury Law

Levin & Perconti files Illinois wrongful death lawsuit against Manorcare in Hinsdale

Illinois nursing home abuse lawyers Steven M. Levin and Scott J. Richard of Chicago personal injury firm Levin & Perconti filed an Illinois wrongful death lawsuit against Hinsdale nursing home ManorCare Health Services in the Circuit Court of Cook County on Wednesday. The Chicago nursing home lawyers filed the lawsuit on behalf of the family of a 74 year-old woman who died of acute renal failure caused by dehydration less than one month after being admitted to the nursing home?s special dementia unit. The Illinois Department of Public Health has cited the nursing home for improper care.

The Illinois wrongful death victim suffered from Alzheimer?s disease, but was ambulatory, active, and alert. Upon admission to Manorcare, the 74 year-old woman was happy; but within forty-eight hours, she was prescribed Ativan, a sedative, and four days later Seroquel, an anti-psychotic. Nonetheless, the staff at the Illinois nursing home assured the woman?s family that she would not be overly sedated. They also assigned the victim to a wheelchair with a restraint, explaining to the family that it was only a temporary measure until the 74 year-old woman became comfortable at the facility. However, in the days following the admission, the 74 year-old woman?s family noticed that she was excessively drowsy and confused. Her condition quickly declined; she began losing weight and having trouble swallowing.

Full post as published by Illinois Injury Lawyer Blog on September 06, 2010 (boomark / email).