Nursing Home Administrator Charged With Cover Up After Losing Resident

Posted on June 27, 2013 by Barry G Doyle

A stunning lack of human decency and compassion was evident in Queens, New York, after a nursing home administrator allegedly lied to investigators regarding one of the residents of the Bishop Charles Waldo Maclean Episcopal Nursing Home.

One of the residents of the facility, a 73-year-old man suffering from dementia wandered away from the facility at some point during the night of May 26th. As of today, he still has not been found.

Regular readers of this blog know that wandering nursing home residents are not infrequent. What makes this situation truly outrageous is that the Administrator never called 911 to report the man missing. Instead, she falsified nursing home reports to indicate that the man had left the nursing home voluntarily.

The man was only reported missing on May 30.

The first few minutes after a nursing home resident is discovered missing are critical in recovering the resident unharmed. While the most well known symptoms of Alzheimer’s Disease involve the tragic loss of memory, there are many other symptoms that can easily have dangerous consequences. Some of these symptoms include loss of vision, an inability to swallow without choking, and a lack of motor control.

Hopefully, the man is being held safely even though his identity is not known. If he is still alone, the odds of his survival are sadly very, very slim.

If it is found that the actions of the Administrator of the facility directly led to the man’s death, the family may have cause to file a wrongful death lawsuit against the facility.

Nursing homes have an obligation to protect the people in their care. Sometimes, they fail to live up to that obligation in shocking ways.

If you have a loved one who has been the victim of nursing home abuse or nursing home neglect in an Illinois nursing home, contact our Chicago nursing home lawyers for a free and confidential evaluation of your case.

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About Barry G Doyle

For over 15 years I've represented victims of accidents and negligence. Protecting my clients and their families in their times of need is the reason I practice law. I have not and will not represent insurance companies, unlike some of the top law firms of Chicago. As a local Chicago injury compensation lawyer, I have dedicated my legal practice to helping the residents of the Northern Illinois areas with their personal injury claims. My No Recovery, No Fee approach means that your satisfaction with your settlement is my utmost focus. If you have questions about your legal situation, or that of a loved one, please contact us today for your free initial consultation - 312-263-1080.
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