Legal Opinion
Simmons v. Simpson House, Inc.
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided December 12, 2016No. CIVIL ACTION No. 15-06636PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
PAPPERT, District Judge.
Ola Simmons moved into Simpson House Nursing Home because she was suffering from senile psychosis and episodic incontinence. During her five-month residence there, she developed pressure sores, experienced excessive weight loss and contracted multiple infections. Ola was transferred to Prime-Roxborough Hospital where her condition continued to decline. After less than a month at Prime-Roxborough, she moved to Kindred Hospital. Ola died roughly two months later while in hospice care. Ola’s son, John Simmons, filed this lawsuit alleging that Simpson House,…
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