A blatant case of nursing home abuse resulted in a jury verdict of nearly a million and a half dollars against a Connecticut-based nursing care facility.<\/p>\n
On July 29, 2004, Margaret Miller was admitted to Darien Health Care. She had fractured ribs as a consequence from an automobile accident. At Darien, while needing assistance to use the restroom, her repeated calls to the nurses went ignored. As a result of this negligence, Ms. Miller slipped and sustained additional injuries. A fractured hip and shoulder on her right side caused her to be rushed to an emergency room at Norwalk Hospital. The orthopedic department determined surgery to be the most viable option to heal these injuries. Regrettably there were complications from the surgery. These complications would lead to her untimely death in the incredibly short period between July 29th and August 4th of 2004.<\/p>\n
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