Grace Management Inc. and Vintage Park at Lenexa LLC face a recent nursing home neglect lawsuit filed by a woman on behalf of her father who passed following alleged negligent acts by the defendant.

Plaintiff Jennifer D. filed the nursing home neglect lawsuit in Kansas federal court. The lawsuit was filed on June 21, 2018.

According to the nursing home neglect lawsuit, Jennifer is the surviving daughter of her father, Charles M., and alleges wrongful death due to actions committed against him. Jennifer says Charles was a resident of Vintage Park at Lenexa between Jan. 25, 2016 and Jan. 7, 2017.

However, according to the nursing home neglect lawsuit, Charles was left with inadequate supervision and assistance leaving him at risk for falls and accidents.

It was on Jan. 6, 2017 that he was left “unattended and allowed to fall, which caused injury to, among other areas, the decedent’s femur.” Vintage Park allegedly failed to provide him with “adequate supervision and assistance at Vintage Park to monitor him for risk of accidents and failed to implement procedures to prevent falls.”

Charles was hospitalized at Shawnee Mission Medical Center between Jan. 7, 2017 and Jan. 12, 2017, the complaint says. It was there that he underwent surgery for his fractured femur.

Although later transferred to Rehabilitation Hospital of Overland Park, he was transferred back to Shawnee where he died on Jan. 24, 2017, allegedly due to complications from his surgery.

According to the lawsuit, “[t]he injuries the decedent suffered as a result of the January 6, 2017 fall would have prevented if Defendants had developed and implemented a care plan with appropriate interventions and provided the decedent with proper supervision and assistance (or transferred him to a facility which could provide such care).”

The nursing home neglect lawsuit was filed on multiple counts including negligence and negligence per se.

Jennifer demands a trial by jury.

Overview: Nursing Home Neglect Lawsuit

Thousands of people file a nursing home neglect lawsuit due to nursing home violations they or their loved ones have suffered or due to a number of other violations of senior abuse. In fact, according to the Nursing Home Abuse Center, it’s been reported that “1-2 million U.S. citizens 65 years of age or older have been mistreated, exploited or injured by a caregiver.”

Different kinds of mistreatment that seniors may suffer from may be any of the following:

• Abandonment- The desertion of the care for a vulnerable person by a responsible party including in the event of a natural disaster.
• Physical abuse- Such as the deprivation of necessities or inflicting physical pain.
• Neglect- A responsible party or individual failing to provide necessities such as health care, protection, food, and shelter. Signs of nursing home neglect can include fractures from falls, dehydration, chronic infections, urinary tract infection, malnutrition, and pressure sores.

The Nursing Home Neglect Lawsuit is Case No. 2:18-cv-02335-JWL-KGG, in the U.S. District Court for the District of Kansas, in Kansas City.