A daughter who says her father was killed by one other Bronx nursing dwelling resident final 12 months is now suing.
Annemarie Godfreys says that Pinnacle Multicare Nursing is responsible for the wrongful dying of her 83-year-old father, who had dementia.
Godfrey’s father was allegedly overwhelmed to dying by Clifton Bourne, one other affected person with dementia, and Godfrey’s neighbor on the nursing dwelling on Might 21.
She filed a lawsuit Tuesday along with her lawyer Jesse Capell.
The go well with alleges wrongful dying, a number of violations of New York state public well being legal guidelines, negligence and malpractice. It comes after the Division of Well being launched a report on the nursing dwelling that discovered it didn’t perform correct security and safety practices.
“Mr. Godfrey deserved greater than this. The household desires to ensure nobody else has to obtain a telephone name like that. A very powerful factor for them is they need folks to know what occurred to their father, what can occur in amenities like that and that adjustments are made to guard sufferers like Mr. Godfrey,” mentioned Capell.