Mellies v. National Heritage, Inc.

Meyer, J.:

This case involves a question of nursing home malpractice.

Berneice Mellies was hospitalized in the Wichita Osteopathic Hospital on December 13, 1977, for a broken hip. She was transferred to the Northeast Nursing Center (nursing center), owned and operated by National Heritage, Inc. (appellee), on December 27, 1977, where she remained until February 1, 1978.

On February 1, 1978, Berneice Mellies was taken for an x-ray, at which time a large decubitus ulcer (bedsore) was discovered on her right hip. She was hospitalized for approximately 40 days at Osteopathic Hospital for treatment…