The two-year old nursing home of Borgess Gardens faces a potential wrongful death lawsuit after one of their patients died while under their care. On August 20, 2010, a nurse's aid was trying to turn Alicia Cegers when her tracheotomy tube became entangled in her bed rail. The aid was unable to reinsert Cegers's breathing tube. Causing her body to be deprived of oxygen, the lack of air ultimately caused her heart to stop. Alicia Cegers died at 51 years old.
Having suffered a stroke early on and suffering from several other ailments, Cegers had resided at the nursing home for years. Cegers was hospitalized seven times in the past year while under the care of the Borgess nursing home. While hospitilized, doctors at the nearby hospital noted inadequate care of her breathing tube along with irritation, obstruction, infection and swelling.
At 244 pounds, Cegers required two aids to take care of her as stated by her medical care plan. However, on the day of her death, only one aid was present to help-a noted error by the personal injury attorney representing the wrongful death lawsuit.
According the personal injury attorney representing the family of Alicia Cegers, the wrongful death at the nursing home could have been prevented. The nursing home costs $17 million to build and is currently on a federal watch list as one of the state's most troubling nursing home facilities. If the nursing home does not improve its facility, Borgess Gardens could potentially loose Medicare and Medicaid funding which is vital to keep it running. The nursing home is currently ranked as the lowest nursing home in the state.
If you have someone who what injured in a nursing home in Alabama or if you are looking for an attorney in Birmingham who handles nursing home neglect cases, please call the Alabama Nursing Home Neglect Attorneys at Farris, Riley and Pitt today for a free case evaluation. Having a loved one injured in a nursing home is inexcusable; contact Farris, Riley and Pitt today at 205-324-1212 or toll free at 1-888-580-5176.
