Family of Covid-19 victim suing Watsonville nursing home after deadly outbreak

Register Pajaronian ^ | November 23, 2020 | TODD GUILD

[artichokegrower]

A family of a man who died from Covid-19 at Watsonville Post Acute Center (WPAC) has sued the facility.

[artichokegrower]

Donald Wickham, 94, died on Oct. 10. He was one of 16 residents who died after contracting the virus.

OMG! A California COVID death. Shut down the state.

I know it's sad but he was freaking 94 years old.

[MuttTheHoople]

Why not a clazz action suit against Red China?

[2aProtectsTheRest]

Add Governor Newsom to the lawsuit as well, since his ineffective policies and shutdowns have exacerbated the problem significantly and enabled this bug to reach more vulnerable people.

[caww]

We have two distant relatives in there 90’s , in care homes, who died this month of covid. Though they actually died of underlining health issues and their bodies were basically going down to begin with. They died of kidney failure and heart disease.

[goodnesswins]

sheesh...my 94 yr old MIL died Oct 14th (she was in assisted living )...ostensibly of covid...we do not Blame anyone. She was old with some other issues.

[Bonemaker]

All the filthy shyster democrat ambulance chasing lawyers coming out of the woodwork.

[cherry]

94...My God, he could have lived to...to....95

[cherry]

its true some people go to nursing homes for rehab with the idea after several weeks, they can go home....

but lets face it, a nursing home placement means you can't function, you need 24/7 care, and your time is basically up...

[metmom]

So many older folks have been warehoused by kids who no longer give as second thought to them and just let them languish, never visiting or showing any interest in them, until it’s time to cash in on some lawsuit for *negligence*.

I’ve seen it happen too often. Knew of a case where a mother in the inner city beat her infant into a coma, and was the hospital’s worst nightmare when it came to the least little thing that she could find that she thought they did wrong.

She watched that kid like a hawk for anything she could sue over.

[metmom]

The place sounds like it should have been shut down long ago, but for crying out loud, don’t people check these things before admitting a loved one?

[Sooth2222]

Donald Wickham, 94, died on Oct. 10. He was one of 16 residents who died after contracting the virus.

It's unlikely that he contracted it while attending a peaceful protest. He almost certainly must have caught it from a staff member, someone who was paid to care for him.

[CletusVanDamme]

My mother tested positive. She is 92 and was doing reasonably well for her age before that. If some of you out there want to diminish her value due to her age, by all means do so. I want to recognize you for the callous assholes that you are.