Wellington Nursing Home Sued Over Woman’s Death, Sepsis And Malnutrition Alleged

WELLINGTON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) (Copyright © 2026 MetroDesk Media, LLC) — The family of a woman who died last year is suing The Luxe at Wellington Rehab Center, claiming staff let her slide into sepsis, malnutrition and dehydration while she lived there.

Deanna MacDonald, the daughter of Mary Olsen and the personal representative of her estate, filed the lawsuit in Palm Beach County Circuit Court. It names Wellington Rehab and Health Center, LLC, the facility’s licensee and owner. Olsen died May 20, 2025.

According to the complaint obtained by BocaNewsNow.com and published below, staff never built an adequate care plan for Olsen and failed to watch for warning signs as infections, weight loss and dehydration set in. The suit says the facility didn’t alert her family or doctors to those changes, didn’t follow physician orders and didn’t get her to a hospital in time. It also blames inadequate staffing, poor training and poor supervision of employees. The case is brought under Chapter 400 of Florida law, which spells out the rights of nursing home residents.

The family is seeking more than $50,000 in damages and a jury trial. Olsen’s survivors are listed as MacDonald, Edward Olsen Jr. and Stephanie Brick. The family is represented by Ford, Dean & Rotundo, P.A., of North Miami Beach.

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