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Nursing Facility Sued for hiding Rotting Leg Infection From Surgeon, Costing Patient Years of Surgeries and Permanent Disfigurement — $5.5 Million Settlement

Apr 22, 2026

A 42-year-old male became a resident at Skilled Nursing Facility after suffering a traumatic injury due to a vehicle vs. pedestrian collision. After undergoing intensive surgery, the doctor saved one of the man’s legs before he was transferred to the facility to...

Nursing Home Patient Died After Suffering Severe Malnutrition and Dehydration While Rehabbing for Hip Surgery – Family Receives $800,000

Apr 22, 2026

Another 79-year-old female resident was at a Skilled Nursing Facility for rehabilitation after hip surgery. During her stay, she lost approximately 40 pounds due to malnutrition and dehydration.  After reviewing her labs upon discharge from the facility, a medical...

Elderly Man Fell Three Times in Care Facility, Left in Soiled Diaper and Pain While Family Was Never Notified — $725,000 Settlement

Apr 22, 2026

A 91-year-old a resident of Residential Care Facility for the elderly had a fall, striking his head and body and sustaining multiple left-sided rib fractures. Within a few days of first fall, he suffered two additional falls with personnel failing to notify his...

Nursing Home Sued for Letting Alzheimer’s Patient Starve and Dehydrate for Months — $600,000 Settlement

Apr 22, 2026

A 79-year-old woman at a Skilled Nursing Facility with Alzheimer’s disease suffered from malnourishment and dehydration when care givers failed to ensure she ate and had fluids during her 3 ½ month stay at facility. Eventually, she was taken to the emergency...

Assisted Living Facility Sued for Ignoring Regulations, Kept Resident With Worsening Wound Until Leg Amputation Was Unavoidable — $450,000 Settlement

Apr 22, 2026

A 71-year-old male resident at a Residential Care Facility for the Elderly (“RCFE”) was not discharged despite the fact that he had a Stage III pressure ulcer on his foot. Under California state regulations, this is a prohibited condition at an RCFE and the facility...
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