Wrongful Death Drowning Accident at Nursing Home
A resident of the Warren Park Nursing Pavilion, died from drowning. It was undetermined if it was a suicide, homicide, or accidental. According to the Chicago Sun Times, staff of the nursing home found the resident unresponsive in a bathtub with the water still running.
The resident was taken out of the tub and attempts were made to revive her. Those attempts were unsuccessful and paramedics were called to the scene.
The family of the deceased woman would be well advised to seek the advice of a wrongful death attorney who could determine if there was any negligence on the part of the nursing home. These types of fatal accidents should never occur at a nursing home. Although the cause of this accident is unknown, there are many circumstances that could have contributed to the drowning, including defective products or even an adverse reaction to medication. The staff of the nursing home can also be held accountable for negligence if they were responsible for checking on their residents frequently, or if they were aware of their residents instability.
Depending on their physical and mental state, some residents need assistance and monitoring when they are bathing. Some assisted living facility patients may suffer mental illness and be prone to committing suicide unless they are closely monitored. Regardless of the situation, when a family is grieving because of a loss of a family member that may have been caused by another person’s negligence, it can be difficult to know the right course of action to take.
If you or someone in your family has been a victim of negligence or wrongful death at a personal care facility/nursing home in PA, the Pennsylvania wrongful death lawyers at Cherry, Fieger & Marciano will use their knowledge, their aptitude and their ability in pursuit of obtaining considerable damages for the injured party.
