Olsman, Mueller, Wallace, and MacKenzie has filed suit on behalf of an elderly woman who tripped over her foot pedals and fell backwards, hitting her head. She died the next day as a result of complications from the head injury. …
Negligence at Brittany Manor Nursing Center Results in Hip Fracture and Death
An elderly woman rolled out of bed and suffered a debilitating hip fracture and head injury at Brittany Manor in Midland, Michigan, on June 5, 2010. It was the third time she had fallen out of bed in that facility….
Man Suffers Multiple Injuries After Falling From the Third Story of a Nursing Home
Two days after being admitted to St. Anne’s Convalescent Center in Detroit for short-term, post-operative rehabilitation and IV antibiotics, a man escaped his room by tying together bed sheets and climbing out of his third story room. The nursing home…
Woman Dies Due to Closed Head Injury After Fall in Nursing Home
Olsman, Mueller, Wallace & MacKenzie filed a lawsuit against Evergreen Manor Senior Care in Battle Creek, Michigan, on behalf of a woman who died six days after falling from her wheelchair. Upon her admission on June 29, 2010, staff evaluated…
Man Dies Weeks After Fall in Nursing Home
Olsman, Mueller, Wallace & MacKenzie recently filed a lawsuit against Jameison Nursing Home in Harrisville, Michigan, on behalf of a gentleman whose health rapidly declined after a fall. Mr. A was noted to be cheerful and cooperative upon admission on…
Resident diagnosed with legal blindness attempts to shave, results in injury.
New Light Nursing Home in Detroit, MI, was cited for inadequate supervision which resulted in injury that occurred on December 12, 2011. A resident diagnosed with legal blindness, alzheimer’s and dementia somehow obtained a razor and attempted to shave his…
Mackinac Straits Long Term Care Unit cited after resident suffers second degree burn when staff failed to check temperature of hot pack
During a survey performed at Mackinac Straits Long Term Care Unit in December of 2011, the state surveyor discovered that a resident had sustained a second degree burn that was 9 cm X 5 cm in size after receiving a treatment using a moist…
Marquette County Medical Care Facility cited for failing to report potential abuse and neglect to the state, and for failing to put foot pedals on wheelchairs
In an abbreviated survey performed in December 2011, Marquette County Medical Care Facility was cited for failing to report possible abuse and neglect of a resident. On October 13, 2011, a resident was found by staff on the floor with…
Cass County Medical Care Facility cited as a result of three residents falling in one month
Cass County Medical Care Facility was cited in November of 2011 for serious violations concerning its inability to keep three of its residents safe from falls. After conducting an investigation, state surveyors found that the facility: (1) failed to follow…
St. James Nursing Center in Detroit on List of Worst Nursing Homes in the Country
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) categorizes those nursing homes that have a history of ongoing seriously inadequate quality of care as “Special Focus Facilities” (SFF’s). State or Federal inspections, held on a regular basis, uncover these problematic…