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Elderly Man Dies in Nursing Home Due to Negligence

Greg Owen

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Posted by Greg OwenOctober 14, 2007 5:37 PM

Tags: Wrongful Death

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A Pike County nursing home is facing wrongful death allegations for the second time in one month. Before being transported to Good Shepard, were he later died, John Young, Jr. was a resident at Parkview from May 2005 until November 2005

Young's daughter Elvie Slone claims that officials at Good Shepherd caused Young to loose as much as 17 pounds in one month. Additionally, through various alleged acts of negligence, Young suffered with "infections, sepsis (blood poisoning caused by infection) pressure sores, abuse, Pneumonia, malnutrition, skin tears during transfers and a wound on his penis that was not treated." Within 16 days of being transferred to Good Shepard, John Young died.

For more information on this subject, please refer to the section on Nursing Home and Elder Abuse.

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