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Douglasville Nursing and Rehabilitation complaint alleges fatal pressure ulcers and trauma wounds

The complaint alleges that Douglasville Nursing and Rehabilitation Center neglected a paralyzed, bed-bound stroke patient over a nine-month admission, allowing pressure ulcers to advance to Stage 4, permitting additional pressure or trauma wound sites to develop, and contributing to chronic osteomyelitis and respiratory decline. It also names unidentified nursing staff sued as Jane and/or John Does.

System
Douglasville Nursing and Rehabilitation Center
Facility
Douglasville Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, LLC
Providers involved
Douglasville Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, LLC / Jane and/or John Doe nursing staff / Wound-care physician
Pattern
Bed-bound stroke patient allegedly developed worsening pressure ulcers and trauma wounds during nursing-home admission
Harm
Chronic osteomyelitis, respiratory decline, and wrongful-death allegations

Overview

This page concerns a public wrongful-death medical-malpractice complaint alleging that Douglasville Nursing and Rehabilitation Center neglected a paralyzed, bed-bound resident, allowing pressure ulcers and trauma wounds to develop or worsen during a nine-month admission.

Chronology

  1. The plaintiffs allege that the resident was admitted to Douglasville Nursing and Rehabilitation Center on January 17, 2024 after a 2023 thalamic intracerebral hemorrhage left him obtunded, paralyzed, bed-bound, and dependent on a tracheostomy and PEG tube.
  2. The complaint alleges that the resident was admitted with an unstageable sacral ulcer and a Stage 3 right medial heel ulcer.
  3. The complaint contends that a consulting wound-care physician ordered a Group-2 powered-air or alternating-pressure mattress on January 22, 2024 and renewed that order at roughly biweekly visits.
  4. The complaint alleges that the facility did not provide a Group-2 mattress until sometime between July 8 and August 19, 2024.
  5. The complaint contends that the sacral wound progressed to Stage 4 and reached approximately 81 square centimeters by October 7, 2024.

Alleged failures

  • The complaint alleges that pressure ulcers advanced from Stage 3 to Stage 4 during the admission.
  • The complaint alleges that ten additional pressure or trauma wound sites developed.
  • The complaint alleges that the facility failed to timely provide a Group-2 pressure-reduction mattress despite repeated orders.
  • The complaint alleges that two trauma wounds or floor events could only have been caused by staff dropping or mishandling the resident.
  • The complaint alleges that chronic osteomyelitis and respiratory decline contributed to the resident’s death.

Entities and tags

Douglasville Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, LLCJane and/or John Does 1-2Stage 4 sacral pressure ulcerGroup-2 mattressOsteomyelitisTracheostomyPEG tubePressure ulcersNursing-home neglectFailure to provide pressure-relief mattressTrauma woundsLong-term careNursing home careWound care

Questions this example answers

What does the Douglasville nursing home pressure ulcers allege?

The complaint alleges that Douglasville Nursing and Rehabilitation Center neglected a paralyzed, bed-bound stroke patient over a nine-month admission, allowing pressure ulcers to advance to Stage 4, permitting additional pressure or trauma wound sites to develop, and contributing to chronic osteomyelitis and respiratory decline. It also names unidentified nursing staff sued as Jane and/or John Does.

Who is identified in this public case example?

This public case example identifies Douglasville Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, LLC, Jane and/or John Doe nursing staff, and Wound-care physician. It also tags the source-supported entities Douglasville Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, LLC, Jane and/or John Does 1-2, Stage 4 sacral pressure ulcer, Group-2 mattress, and Osteomyelitis.

What alleged failures are summarized here?

The complaint alleges that pressure ulcers advanced from Stage 3 to Stage 4 during the admission. The complaint alleges that ten additional pressure or trauma wound sites developed. The complaint alleges that the facility failed to timely provide a Group-2 pressure-reduction mattress despite repeated orders.