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…
Fall Results in Death at Regency Healthcare Centre in Taylor, MI
A resident of Regency Healthcare Centre in Taylor fell and suffered a fractured leg. When theresident was found on the floor of her room, her alarm had been turned off and her bedside mat pressed against a table. This fall broke her femur…
Law-Den Nursing Home (Detroit, MI) failed to perform adequate fall and accident intervention resulting in death
Law-Den Nursing Home received several citations for failing to provide fall and accident intervention resulting in death or injury. On September 13, 2011 a resident died in the hospital after falls resulted in two broken leg bones. The resident was…
Iron County Medical Care Facility (Crystal Falls, MI) failed to protect resident from falls, resulting in hip fracture
On November 23, 2011, a resident fell while attempting to walk to the bathroom, unassisted, despite requiring stand-by assistance. While backing herself into the toilet, she became tangled up in her oxygen tubing, fell forward, and hit her head on…
Residents at Medilodge of Hillman experience 45 falls in a 3 month period
In a survey performed on December 21, 2011, a state investigator discovered that there were 45 falls at Medilodge of Hillman in a 3 month period. These 45 falls happened among only 11 residents. The state found that these falls…
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…
Lahser Hills Care Centre fails to provide resident with assistance of two persons for transfers, resulting in fractured ankle
Despite requiring two person assistance for safe transfers, on November 4, 2011, a nursing assistant transferred a resident on her own and without a gait belt. During the transfer from her wheelchair to her bed, the resident almost fell and…