| On February 6, 2003, 87 year-old Harold
| |
| | spent 6 weeks in a rehabilitation
|
| Scharf* was transferred to the
| |
| | facility.
|
| residential care facility in Bothell,
| |
| | After Mr. Scharfs caretakers discovered
|
| Washington. Mr. Scharf had been
| |
| | that he had fractured his hip, they
|
| previously diagnosed with dementia and
| |
| | confronted the care facility and its
|
| Alzheimers disease. He was considered a
| |
| | owner. They learned that Mr. Scharf had
|
| risk for falling. The residential care
| |
| | been dropped, although the owner gave
|
| plan specifically stated that he was to
| |
| | differing accounts of what happened. They
|
| be assisted with two persons while
| |
| | immediately contacted DSHS to report the
|
| walking or being transferred.
| |
| | incident.
|
| On the first day Mr. Scharf was admitted,
| |
| | DSHS conducted an investigation and found
|
| the staff left him unattended while
| |
| | that the care facility violated its own
|
| sitting on the bed. One staff member
| |
| | care plan and failed to promptly notify
|
| attempted to move Mr. Scharf and he was
| |
| | the agency and the residents family
|
| dropped onto the floor.
| |
| | members when Mr. Scharf was dropped. The
|
| The Washington State Department of Health
| |
| | care facility was issued a citation.
|
| and Social Services requires a
| |
| | Mr. Scharf incurred medical bills of
|
| residential care facility to report any
| |
| | approximately $65,000, although this was
|
| injuries to a resident. Despite this
| |
| | disputed by the defendants. Most of this
|
| requirement, the facility failed to
| |
| | expense was paid by Medicare. However,
|
| report that Mr. Scharf was dropped onto
| |
| | Mr. Scharf is required to reimburse
|
| the floor.
| |
| | Medicare for this expense out of his
|
| Over the next several days, Mr. Scharfs
| |
| | settlement recovery proceeds.
|
| personal caretaker noticed that he was
| |
| | Mr. Scharf is now 90 years old. He has
|
| acting unusual and that he would wince in
| |
| | made a near full recovery. Unfortunately,
|
| pain with certain movements. About five
| |
| | his Alzheimers condition has worsened.
|
| (5) days later the caretaker noticed
| |
| | He has no memory of his prior injury. He
|
| bruising on Mr. Scharfs right hip and
| |
| | now uses a wheelchair and walks
|
| leg. She demanded that he be taken to the
| |
| | occasionally with the assistance of a
|
| hospital.
| |
| | walker and his personal caretaker.
|
| The ER staff at a nearby hospital in
| |
| | Initially the facility made no offer to
|
| Bellevue could not determine what was
| |
| | settle the case. After Mr. Scharf's
|
| wrong with Mr. Scharf, that is, until
| |
| | family hired me to represent them we were
|
| X-rays were taken of his legs and hips.
| |
| | able to negotiate a $250,000 settlement.
|
| These showed that Mr. Scharf had suffered
| |
| | *Some names have been changed to protect
|
| a fractured to his right hip. He then
| |
| | our clients privacy.
|
| underwent emergency surgery. Mr. Scharf
| |
| |
|
