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Dudensing Law helps loved ones reach $4 million settlement against a Long-Term Acute Care Hospital (LTAHC) in California after a family member died from pressure sores

June 10, 2024
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Dudensing Law secured a $4 million settlement in April 2024 on behalf of a victim who died from complications related to pressure sores while under the care of a Long-Term Acute Care Hospital (LTAHC) in California.

In 2017, a 72-year-old patient was admitted to the facility at issue following a diagnosis of quadriplegia. Because of this condition, she was known to be at high risk for developing pressure sores, yet the staff failed to take proper precautions to prevent sores from developing. The staff neglected medical advice to turn and reposition the patient over 75% of the time during day and night shifts. By the time the resident was discharged from the facility and treated at a hospital, the infected sores were too advanced for her to recover from, leading to her death.

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Patient who had to have amputation receives $4.5 million settlement against a California skilled nursing facility – was represented by Dudensing Law

June 10, 2024
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In April 2024, Dudensing Law secured $4.5 million on behalf of an elderly victim of reckless neglect by a California assisted living facility. In this case, the victim suffered an infection that led to amputation. This gruesome fate would have been wholly avoidable had the facility properly cared for Mr. Dudensing’s client.

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Dudensing Law helps family secure $5 million settlement against a California assisted living facility after multiple falls led to death of loved one

June 10, 2024
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Dudensing Law reached a $5 million settlement in February 2024 against an assisted living facility in California. The case is on behalf of a patient who suffered multiple falls in the facility, ultimately leading to his death.

The patient, a former high school teacher and assistant principal, was admitted to the assisted living facility in September 2021, following a Parkinson’s diagnosis and signs of dementia that put him at high risk for falls. He was admitted to the facility without the necessary physician assessment to understand his needs and establish a care plan. Within his first month as a resident, he suffered an unsupervised fall in which he broke his wrist. The facility failed to create an incident report for this fall.

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