ESCONDIDO NURSING HOME SUED FOR WRONGFUL DEATH BY FAMILY OF ELDERLY RESIDENT. VICTIM HIT BY CAR.
A 94-year old resident of a nursing home in Escondido, CA was killed when she wandered out into the street and was hit by a car. Her son has filed a wrongful death suit against the nursing home. The woman, who was suffering from senile dementia, was a resident of the facility for more than 2 years. She died when she was hit by a car in a traffic lane a few hundred yards from the home. The lawsuit seeks over $25,000 in damages and alleges that the nursing home did not “supervise and ensure the safety” of the victim. Have you or a loved one been the victim of elder abuse or a car accident in Southern California? Please call 1-800-ALAWPRO now for a free initial consultation.
On Thanksgiving morning last year the senior victim left her nursing home and wandered into the street where she was killed. The elderly woman’s son stated that this was not the first time his mother had been allowed to leave the facility unattended. The wrongful death suit names the nursing home and the driver and car owner, but focuses primarily on the residential facility. Earlier this year the nursing home was fined $100,000 by the Department of Public Health for the woman’s death. The facility received a $100,000 fine two years ago for another wrongful death in which a resident was burned to death.
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