Nursing home patient breaks tibia, sprains ankle in fall – $300,000 Verdict 
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Published: August 9, 2010
Tags: Elder Law, Judge Mosby G. Perrow III, Lynchburg Circuit Court, Negligence
An 83-year-old bed-bound nursing home patient, who was dependent on nursing home staff for all activities of daily living, was allowed to fall from the side of her bed to the floor while an aide was changing the patient and her sheets. As a result of the fall, the patient sustained a subtle fracture of ...
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