Case Results

An 84-year-old woman suffered from several falls and bed sores during her 2 ½ year stay at Good Shepherd Health Center in Mason City, Iowa.  There was also a bedbug infestation and mice in the resident’s room.  After several falls, the resident was taken to the emergency room, where she was found to be chronically dehydrated and underweight.  The resident died in hospice a short time later.  Good Shepherd maintained that the resident had received proper care throughout her stay.  A Cerro Gordo County jury reached a $900,000 verdict against Good Shepherd nursing facility for pain and suffering of the resident and for punitive damages.

82-year-old man with severe dementia was wrongfully retained in an assisted living facility rather than transferred to a higher level of care. Failure to provide proper care led to his fall, broken hip, and eventual death.

83 year-old woman was improperly transferred into her bed, causing a brain injury and eventually death.

93-year old retired nurse’s aide dies after being allowed to fall 18 times during a 30-month stay at a nursing home; jury finds nursing home liable for the willful and wanton disregard of their resident’s rights and safety

An 84-year old man with a complicated health history developed a pressure sore in a hospital and was transferred to a nursing home. The nursing home failed to take care of the pressure ulcer and it greatly worsened eventually resulting in surgery and death.

An 84-year old resident prone to falls dies after a fall at the nursing home. Records reveal that resident had fallen several days earlier and no additional precautions were taken to prevent subsequent falls.

A 90-year old woman suffered a hip fracture, surgery and death due to nursing home negligence.

A 90-year old temporary nursing home resident falls from his bed and breaks hips after staff fails to answer his calls for toileting assistance; resident eventually returns home and lives additional three years with diminished quality of life.