Baltimore Jury Awards $1.5 Million to Deceased Man’s Estate in Nursing Home Bedsore Case

A Baltimore City jury awarded $1.5 million in damages to the estate of a deceased Baltimore nursing home resident in a negligence and medical malpractice lawsuit.

On Thursday, a jury before the Baltimore City Circuit Court found Rose Anderson, as the personal representative for the estate of Nelson Anderson, should be awarded $1.5 million in her claim against Autumn Lake Healthcare at Alice Manor that alleged the facility was negligent in the care and treatment of Nelson Anderson and caused the injuries that led to his death.

According to the complaint, Anderson died in May 2021 from a bone infection at the base of his spine caused by pressure wounds that allegedly developed as a result of nursing home staff failing to turn and reposition him. Anderson also developed a stage 4 pressure ulcer, court records state.

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