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one of the
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more memorable bedsore cases that i
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handled was one of the
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first cases that i actually handled
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this case stood out because this
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gentleman
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was in good health he was in his mid 80s
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unfortunately he was in a car accident
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and
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the idea was okay you need to get your
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strength back we’re going to put you in
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this nursing home for 30 days
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and then you’ll be back home with your
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wife and grandchildren
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well unfortunately for him at this
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nursing home
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after about two weeks they moved him
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from one wing of the facility to another
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wing
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and we noticed this in the records that
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once
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our client was moved to the other wing
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there were no longer any daily
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entries for his care what care was being
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provided how he was doing
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and then about two weeks later the
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entries start again and it says
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he has a stage three pressure ulcer
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which is a very serious pressure ulcer
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and then the next day it’s stage four so
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we went from having
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perfect skin upon admission to the
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nursing home and for the first two weeks
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according to the notes
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then we have no notes for two weeks and
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then once they start taking
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notes again the nursing notes and the
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medical records we
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see that he has a stage three and then a
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stage four pressure ulcer
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then he developed sepsis and then he
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died
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so it’s memorable to me because this
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gentleman
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if they just provided the proper care
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and not completely neglected him for two
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weeks
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would have been alive and well in home
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enjoying his golden years with his wife
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and
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children and grandchildren that case we
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we took many depositions we were about
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30 days prior to trial
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and the court ordered us to mediate the
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case
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and so at the initial mediation it did
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not settle
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but about a week before trial the
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defendant reached out
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they improved their settlement offered
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dramatically
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and my clients accepted that so it was
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resolved just short of trial