NEW CUMBERLAND — The daughters of a woman who died during her residency at Stone Pear Pavillion claim their mother's death was avoidable.
Fox Nursing Home, Foxcrest, Fox & Fox, James Fox and unknown and unidentified individuals and entities were all named as defendants in the suit.
Vonda Kay Gallop and Debbie A. Humme claim their mother, Osa Lucas, was admitted to the nursing home on June 25 and stayed until the following day, according to a complaint filed in Hancock Circuit Court. Lucas died on July 2 as a result of injuries she allegedly sustained at the nursing home.
The defendants failed to provide a safe environment, failed to prevent falls and caused Lucas to sustain a fall at the nurse's station, striking her head, which resulted in a large subdural hematoma with a midline shift and, ultimately, Lucas' death, according to the suit.
Gallop and Humme claim the defendants failed to provide a properly staffed nursing home and failed to ensure that an adequate nursing care plan was in place.
Gallop and Humme are seeking compensatory and punitive damages. They are represented by James B. McHugh, Michael J. Fuller Jr. and D. Bryant Chaffin of McHugh Fuller Law Group.
The case is assigned to Circuit Judge Ronald E. Wilson.
Hancock Circuit Court case number: 21-C-18