Nursing home cited, sued after elderly man's genitals disintegrate

Seattle PI ^

[Chet 99]

An Everett nursing home is facing a lawsuit after an elderly resident's genitals disintegrated while staff allegedly failed to act.

Charles Bradley, then 93, arrived at Everett Care & Rehabilitation in the winter of 2004, suffering from the usual maladies of old age, according to court documents. He continued to live at the nursing home until two weeks before his death, which came on March 31, 2008, when he was rushed to the emergency room with a life-threatening -- but previously undetected -- malady.

[thefactor]

pitbull attack?

[blam]

Must have been a worthless White male.

[Sacajaweau]

blender??

[babble-on]

Why does EVERYTHING have to be about race?

[missnry]

May I be the first to warn people to travel down this FR thread at your own risk!! I have the feeling there are going to be some really bizarre and hilarious comments!

[listenhillary]

Ask Al Sharpton, Jesse and the DNC.

[Overtaxed Patriot]

Disintegrated? Man, I hate it when that happens.

[Berlin_Freeper]

I didn’t read this.

No.

[red-dawg]

Did he get elected to the U.S. Senate as a Republican?

[texas_mrs]

I can actually see the possibility that this is not the fault of the staff. My own mother had breast cancer and was so modest she refused to tell anyone. Eventually our suspicions grew about her refusal to go to a doctor for routine checkups and it was found and treated, but not before a large hole was eaten into her breast!

Add to this the fact that with the possibility of sex abuse being charged against caregivers at nursing homes, they may not have paid as much attention to that area of the patient when bathing, etc. If he made no complaints about it I would think it would be hard to find without actually getting pretty personal.

[geologist]

SHAMEFUL!

[NonValueAdded]

poor reporting or poor medical care? I say both!

Condition noted when changing diaper; care manager notified but he forgot to tell doc; second report made 3.5 months later; two weeks after that, patient brought to ER. That's the timeline the story lays out.

Did no one change the diaper in that 15 week period between reports? Don't they wash the patient when doing so? Not one staff member thought to make an additional report in between?

if that is even remotely close to what happened, shut 'em down. Shut them down now.

[reagan_fanatic]

"A-ha! Got the drop on you with MY disintegrator! And brother - when it disintegrates, it disintegrates!"

[I Buried My Guns]

I've been married 1.5 years and can already sense the inevitable disintegration of my genitals.

On the other hand I have strong hands due to all the backrubs I give.

[DallasDeb]

He wore diapers that had to be changed by the staff.

[Abathar]

Genitals and disintegrate should never be used int he same sentence, the mental picture is enough to make you squirm.

[Rebelbase]

I hate it when that happens.

[Abathar]

1.5 years? You’re still on your honeymoon son.

Come back in 20 years and then tell us how bad it is, we might sympathize with you then.

[equalitybeforethelaw]

Guys, do me a favor, if you ever find me so out of it that I don’t notice that my penis is falling apart, take me out back and shoot me. Please!!!