Nursing Home Abuse » Olive Branch Senior Care Center http://www.nursinghome-legal.com Wed, 10 Feb 2010 19:05:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 en hourly 1 $1 million neglect verdict http://www.nursinghome-legal.com/news/2007/11/16/1-million-neglect-verdict/ http://www.nursinghome-legal.com/news/2007/11/16/1-million-neglect-verdict/#comments Fri, 16 Nov 2007 15:01:28 +0000 Wendi Lewis http://www.nursinghome-legal.com/?p=33 SOURCE: Nursing Home Abuse › $1 million neglect verdict

]]> The family of an 84-year-old man who died while in the care of a Louisiana nursing home has been awarded $1 million in damages stemming from a and medical malpractice . Leon Nelms of Tallulah, La., died in November 2004 because of complications arising from at Olive Branch Senior Care Center, the jury found. The 12-person jury rendered its verdict on Nov. 2.

Shortly after entering Olive Branch Senior Care, Nelms had to be taken to a hospital because of infected , weight loss, malnutrition and dehydration, the alleged.

He died six days later from the infected , one of which was so advanced it went to the bone and was infected with his own feces, according to the .

The nursing facility is owned by Brown Development Inc. and D. Brown Enterprises Inc.

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