Medical Negligence
Pearson Legal
Full Credential Description
META DESCRIPTION: Our Care Home Solicitors secured £20,000 for a son on behalf of his mother who had fallen and fractured her femur whilst in a care home. Fractured Femur from a Care Home Fall Fractured Femur from a Care Home Fall Care Home Claims Solicitors acted for a son on behalf of his deceased mother who had suffered a fractured femur whilst in a care home, the claim was brought in his capacity as executor of the estate. His mother had previously been in a care home in Bury when she had an accident, resulting in a fractured left femur and it was stated in her care plan that she was at high risk of falls. Following her discharge from the hospital she had gone on to live in another care home where a second fall occurred. In managing this case our specialist solicitors obtained expert medical evidence from a Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon. Fractured Femur Claim A claim for damages was made as a result of an injury she suffered whilst a resident of the Rose Court Care Home in Radcliffe, Manchester and a settlement of £20,000 was awarded in recognition of the: travel expenses incurred by the son One evening whilst at the Rose Court Care Home, his mother had been unsettled, did not appear to want to stay in bed in her room and so she moved to the dining room. From here she started to wander around the ground floor and was found lying on the floor in a corridor close to the staff office, screaming in pain and unable to stand or walk. It was unknown how she had fallen and she was helped The next morning she was still in pain so an ambulance was called and her son was alerted to the fall in the care home. Duty of Care Omission A safeguarding investigation by Bury Council substantiated that there had been an omission of care as no medical assistance was requested at the time of the incident.
Measurable Results
Compensation settlement: £20,000