Horrific Case of Nursing Home Neglect Too Close to Wisconsin
Nursing home resident in Illinois found with maggot infestation in ear
On behalf of Milwaukee personal injury attorney Ric Domnitz of Domnitz & Domnitz, S.C. posted in Nursing Home Abuse on Wednesday, December 5, 2012.
In an absolutely horrific case that took place outside of Wisconsin, doctors removed 57 maggots from the ear of a 92-year-old woman that is unable to care for herself and resided at a nursing home. Reportedly, the woman was supposed to receive ear drops for treatment of what the nursing staff thought was wax build up, but the attorney the family hired questions how if the woman was receiving the prescribed treatment no one noticed the maggot infestation for days.
The elderly woman suffers from Alzheimer’s disease and had to undergo surgery to remove the maggots from her ear. The entire ordeal has been very emotionally taxing for both her, her husband and their family. The woman’s 88-year-old husband said of this egregious occurrence, “I was horrified, shocked. I thought it was terrible. I’m paying all this money for that kind of care — no way.”
Every resident deserves the highest standard of care, regardless of age. It is critical that the most vulnerable of patients within our society, like this woman, are protected from harm, neglect and mistreatment. When nursing home staff fails to do this, thereby breaking the trust a family places in their care, the nursing home can be held accountable.
The family of this woman is suing the nursing home where this woman was residing for emotional distress and negligence. Further, the woman has since been moved to another facility where the family hopes she will be looked after and cared for properly — basic expectations that the previous care facility failed to satisfy.
Source: CBS News, “92-year-old has 57 maggots removed from ear, family sues nursing home,” Ryan Jaslow, Nov. 30, 2012
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