$200,000 Settlement for Failure to Identify and Treat Pressure Sores

Dorothy Mae Lyles was admitted to Sanatoga Center after a hospitalization. At the time of her admission to the nursing home facility, she was noted to have pressure sores. She was also noted to be a high risk for developing additional pressure sores due to her need for assistance with mobility. Nevertheless, there was no repositioning program in place when she was admitted.

Two months later, she was transferred to a hospital and received treatment for pressure ulcers at a wound healing center. She continued to develop pressure ulcers.

Lyles, 88, subsequently developed septic shock and died from an infected sacral pressure ulcer. She was survived by her daughter.

Her daughter sued the nursing home facility and related entities, alleging wrongful death. The estate maintained that the staff at Sanatoga Center had no turning and positioning program in place for Lyles despite her documented need for such care.

Before trial, the parties settled for $200,000.

The attorney that handled this case for the Lyles estate was Andrei Govorov.

Owens v. 225 Evergreen Road Operations, LLC, 2020-15239 (Pa. Ct. Com. Pl. Montgomery County).

Kreisman Law Offices has been handling Illinois nursing home negligence lawsuits, nursing home wrongful death cases and medical malpractice lawsuits for individuals, families and loved ones who have been harmed, injured or died as a result of the carelessness or negligence of a medical provider for more than 49 years in and around Chicago, Cook County and its surrounding areas, including Maywood, LaGrange, Hinsdale, Hickory Hills, Oak Lawn, Alsip, Orland Hills, Mokena, Harvey, Oak Brook, Skokie, Glencoe, Lincolnshire, Long Grove, Cary, Crystal Lake, McHenry, West Dundee, Chicago (Austin, Little Village, McKinley Park, Englewood, Avalon Park, Bronzeville, South Loop, Chicago Lawn, Washington Park, South Shore, Morgan Park, West Ridge, Edgewater, Uptown, Edison Park), Niles, Bensenville, Schaumburg and Glenview, Ill.

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