Professional Negligence Law Reporter

Olive Mary Davis lived at the Silver Lake Nursing and Rehabilitative Center. A known fall risk, she required a high level of care, including a bed alarm, verbal cues, and raised bed rails. One day, she was found on the floor, covered in blood. She suffered a fractured right hip, necessitating open reduction and internal fixation surgery, and a fractured forearm. Davis, who died of her injuries within two months, is survived by her daughter.

Davis’s estate sued the nursing home and its owner and operator, alleging that it failed to take necessary precautions to prevent Davis from falling or being purposely forced to the ground. The plaintiff asserted that the defendants failed to provide bed rails or instruct Davis to wait for help before getting out of bed and failed to protect her from other people at the home.

The parties settled for $262,500.

Citation: Davis v. Silver Lake Ctr., No. 2018-03894 (Pa. Ct. Com. Pl. Bucks Cty. July 1, 2020).

Plaintiff counsel: AAJ member Franklin R. Strokoff, Philadelphia.