CLAIM: THE LEGACY AT BOCA RATON LET PATIENT DIE.
BY: LITIGATION DESK | BocaNewsNow.com
BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Copyright © 2023 MetroDesk Media, LLC) — The Legacy at Boca Raton, a nursing and rehabilitation facility on Verde Trail South in Boca Raton, is facing a wrongful death lawsuit following the allegedly preventable death of a patient. The suit was just filed in Palm Beach County Circuit Court.
According to the lawsuit, patient Rose Platnick was admitted to The Legacy at Boca Raton for ongoing care and rehabilitation, but the staff — allegedly unsupervised and undertrained — provided horrific care that ultimately led to the death of Platnick. Among the apparently incompetent and unsupervised care provided, the Legacy and its staff are accused of:
Failing to prevent physical injury and abuse to the resident;
Failing to properly assess skin breakdown, pressure ulcers and infection;
Failing to institute appropriate preventative measures and monitoring for skin breakdown, pressure ulcers and infection;
Failing to prevent skin breakdown, pressure ulcers and infection;
Failing to properly respond to skin breakdown, pressure ulcers and infection;
Failing to properly assess risk of falls, wandering, transfer injuries and unsupervised ambulation:
Failing to prevent falls, wandering, transfer injuries, and unsupervised ambulation;
Failing to properly respond to falls, wandering, transfer injuries, and unsupervised ambulation;
Failing to properly supervise at-risk residents;
Failing to keep common areas clean of fall hazards;
Failing to document the resident’s injuries;
Failing to inform family members of serious changes in condition;
Failing to treat the resident for injuries and report abnormalities;
Failing to provide appropriate hygiene,
Failing to keep the resident clean and to change diapers and linens;
Failing to report the resident’s signs of injury/illness to her/her healthcare providers;
Failing to timely provide outside consultation with physicians and specialists;
Failing to timely transfer the resident to a higher care facility;
Failing to inform the resident’s family of the resident’s unexplained injuries and/or deteriorated condition;
Failing to follow physician’s orders;
Failing to provide appropriate nutrition and hydration to the resident;
Failing to properly assess and prevent dehydration and malnutrition;
Failing to uphold rights to dignity of the resident
Failing to follow state and federal regulations to protect nursing home residents.
Rose Platnick died on April 9th, 2023. The lawsuit was initiated by a surviving child. The complaint was filed by Attorney Dylan Hanson, Esq., of the Senior Justice Law Firm in Boca Raton. The suit seeks in excess of $50,000, the statutory minimum for filing in Palm Beach County Circuit Court.
