Estate of Man Killed While At Nursing Home Files Wrongful Death Lawsuit
The estate of Jewel Lane filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the nursing home that they say caused his death by allowing him to escape. According to the lawsuit, Lane was admitted to defendant Maryville Manor's nursing home on March 24. Obviously when someone enteres a nursing home they are not in the same mental and physical shape as they once were. According to details in the lawsuit on April 7 Lane was allowed to leave the nursing home and surrounding grounds unattended. According to offical reports Lane died on April 7 because of exposure to the elements, pulmonary arrest and hypothermia.
The lawsuit filed in Illinois, seeks damages for financial support, affection and companionship as well as for medical expenses. The lawsuit also alleges the nursing home employees failed to properly supervise Lane to prevent him from leaving the nursing home, failed to provide adequate staff to prevent him from leaving the nursing home unattended, failed to protect him from neglect, failed to timely notify his physician of changes in his condition and failed to assure his environment was free of hazards.
There are usually other allegations when there are nursing home problems. In this case the other allegations in the lawsuit include the nursing home negligently failed to provide adquate warnings to the proper personnel to quickly locate Jewel Lane; failed to properly secure exits, including windows, so that patients could not escape unnoticed; failed to provide Lane adequate care so he would not harm himself; and failed to house Jewel Lane in a room that would prevent him from exiting the premises.
