The family of a woman who died following a fall in a nursing home has filed a lawsuit against the facility alleging the fall caused the woman’s death. According to the lawsuit, Ferris McCarthy, a 79-year-old was a resident at the Sunrise Care and Rehab nursing home fell numerous times while a resident at the facility sustaining multiple injuries including: weight loss, dehydration, malnutrition, constipation, infection, a perforated bowel, and ultimately her death. The lawsuit seeks compensatory and punitive damages from the nursing home and the nursing home’s parent company, Sun Healthcare Group. Technorati Profile
Sunrise is a large corporation that operates nursing homes, long-term care facilities and hospice programs throughout the country. There currently 25 Sunrise facilities operating in Illinois.