Lawsuit Alleges Nursing Home’s Negligence Led To Resident’s Death: A Tennessee federal lawsuit was filed on July 5, 2023 in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee Southern Division by the Plaintiff, individually as daughter and next of kin and on behalf of the wrongful death beneficiaries of Deborah Cook, deceased, against the Defendants, Senior Living Chattanooga, LLC d/b/a StoryPoint Chattanooga; and Senior Living Manor Group, LLC d/b/a StoryPoint Chattanooga.
The Tennessee nursing home wrongful death lawsuit alleges that Deborah Cook was a resident of StoryPoint
Chattanooga from approximately 2014 until approximately June 22, 2022. The Plaintiff alleges that the Defendants represented themselves to Ms. Cook and her family as being capable of providing high quality, compassionate long-term care.
The Plaintiff further alleges that Ms. Cook was at risk for falls and injuries from falls, and that the Defendants were
aware of this condition, or reasonably should have been aware, and were required to meet her needs or discharge her to an appropriate facility where her needs could be met. The Plaintiff claims that the Defendants failed to develop and implement an effective plan for the prevention and timely treatment of falls and injuries from falls.
The Plaintiff also alleges that Ms. Cook was at risk for pressure injuries, and that the Defendants were aware of this
condition, or reasonably should have been aware, and were required to meet her needs or discharge her to an appropriate facility where her needs could be met. The Plaintiff claims that the Defendants failed to develop and implement an effective plan for the prevention and timely treatment of pressure injuries.
Lastly, the Plaintiff alleges that the Defendants failed to implement a system to ensure that Ms. Cook was properly monitored and protected from acts of abuse and neglect, and that the Defendants failed to discharge Ms. Cook to an appropriate facility where her needs could be met once she became inappropriate for an assisted living facility.
The Connecticut nursing home negligence lawsuit alleges that Ms. Cook suffered the following as a result of the Defendants’ wrongful actions and omissions:
(a) Fractures;
(b) A ruptured eye;
(c) Blindness;
(d) Pressure injuries;
(e) Infections;
(f) Delays in care;
(g) Abuse and neglect;
(h) Severe pain; and
(i) Death.
If you or a loved one may have been injured (or worse) as a result of medical malpractice in a nursing home in Tennessee or in another U.S. state due to a nursing home infection, nursing home fall, nursing home aspiration, nursing home neglect, nursing home negligence, nursing home pressure ulcers, nursing home abuse, nursing home understaffing, or the nursing home failing to properly care for a vulnerable adult, you should promptly find a Tennessee medical malpractice lawyer, or a medical malpractice lawyer in your state, who may investigate your nursing home medical malpractice claim for you and represent you or your loved one in a nursing home medical malpractice case, if appropriate.
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