A.M. was a resident at a facility in the City of St. Louis, Missouri.  During the course of her residency at the facility, she developed urinary tract infections that often went undetected by facility staff and became severely dehydrated and malnourished.  Facility staff members often failed to properly document whether or not A.M. had been provided food or water and if it was documented, the documentation was regularly incorrect or incomplete.

After her body became compromised through dehydration and malnourishment, facility staff did not take the proper measures to ensure that A.M. developed bed sores.  As a result, A.M. did develop bed sores that worsened during the remainder of her residency.  A.M. died just eight months after she began her residency at the facility.

During the course of discovery, it was learned that the facility often lacked an adequate number of staff members on hand to provide quality care to the residents.  Moreover, it was revealed that the facility had hired and retained employees with known criminal backgrounds.  Some of the criminal convictions included drug abuse and selling narcotics.  Another employee testified that she stole drugs from residents of the very facility in which she was working when A.M. was a resident.

Eventually, this case was settled for $425,000 before trial.

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