Legal Opinion
Giandana v. Providence Rest Nursing Home
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
Decided May 30, 2006PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Mazzarelli, J.
Anna E. Demuth, 91 years old at the time and now deceased, was a patient at the Providence Rest Nursing Home. At some time between 11:00 p.m. on Monday, October 25 and 7:00 a.m. on Tuesday, October 26, 1999, she sustained a fractured femur and multiple bruises to her extremities. These injuries allegedly occurred either while she was being transferred from her bed to a wheelchair, or from the wheelchair to the shower.
An “Accountability Book” was maintained by Providence Rest. This book contained patient charts with details of the specific treatment protocol…
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