Negligence on the part of nursing staff at Heaven’s Open Door Senior Living, an adult foster care facility in West Bloomfield, Michigan, resulted in a nightmare for an elderly resident who fell and broke her hip in four places. Mrs….
Jules Olsman Interviewed: Drowning Death of Christel Moryl
Jules Olsman will represent the family of Christel Moryl, an 89 year-old resident of Waterford at Edison Lakes senior living facility in Mishawaka, Indiana. Ms. Moryl wandered, undetected, out of her apartment building and drowned in a pond on the…
Elder Abuse and Neglect: Defining and Combating a Growing Problem
Elder abuse. It is a buzz phrase being used all across the media. Every day there are news reports of the elderly being mistreated by family members, or nursing home staff responsible for their welfare. These senior citizens are being…
Nursing Home Resident Burned by Improperly Served Hot Chocolate
A 73-year-old woman sustained second-degree burns on her leg after scalding hot chocolate spilled from a cup without a protective lid, onto her lap. The Carriage House of Bay City was issued an immediate jeopardy citation for failing to provide…
Fall Results in Severe Head Injury at Iosco County Medical Care Facility
When nursing home residents are not properly supervised, falls can happen quickly, often resulting in grim outcomes. Falls are one of the most common occurrences in nursing homes. Even in what might appear to be a minor fall, frail nursing…
Bed Sheet Used to Improperly Restrain Detroit Nursing Home Resident
A nurse at St. Francis Nursing Center in Detroit ordered a nurse assistant to tie a highly agitated and confused resident to his chair with a bed sheet. An immediate jeopardy violation was issued to the facility for violating the…
Diabetic Resident Dies from Lack of Treatment for Low Blood Sugar at Boulevard Manor in Detroit
A diabetic resident of Boulevard Manor nursing home in Detroit, Michigan, died because nurses failed to properly treat her with an emergency dose of glucose for perilously low blood sugar levels. Michigan nursing home inspectors flagged the facility with an…
Nurses Fail to Perform Life Saving CPR on Nursing Home Resident
Michigan Nursing Home Inspection Report The Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA) conducts yearly inspections of nursing homes and long-term care facilities to ensure they are compliant with state and federal regulations. Nursing home violations are documented in…
Negligent Nursing Home Staff Fails to Treat Fatal Head Injury
Olsman, Mueller, Wallace & MacKenzie has filed suit on behalf of an elderly resident of Magnum Health and Rehab of Albion, Michigan, who died as a result of a severe head injury with internal bleeding that went untreated. Early in…
Nurses Fail to Reinsert Dislodged Breathing Tube at Nursing Home in Clawson, Michigan
Cambridge North Healthcare Center The health and safety of a resident of Cambridge North Healthcare Center was put in immediate jeopardy when nurses failed to replace his tracheostomy tube for at least 35 minutes after it was pulled out. His…