HOUSTON — A Houston nursing home is being accused of leaving a patient in a urine soaked bed and failing to properly monitor blood sugar levels which ultimately led to the patient's death.
Barbara Lynn Coleman, individually and as personal representative of the Estate of Barbara Linder Coleman and Calvin Coleman filed a complaint June 30 in Harris County District Court against Cypress SNF Operations LLC doing business as Villa Toscana at Cypress Woods alleging negligence.
According to the plaintiff's complaint, Barbara Coleman was admitted to Villa Toscana at Cypress Wood on June 21, 2019. She alleges that while under the care of the defendants, the staff left her in a "bed soaked with her own urine" and allowed her blood sugar levels to drop below a safe amount.
The plaintiff further alleges that the defendants delayed getting Coleman transferred to a hospital which led to her death on Oct. 11, 2020. The plaintiff claims the defendants were negligent in failing to provide Coleman with supplemental oxygen and for failing to properly monitor her blood sugar levels and condition and neglected to notify her physician in a timely manner.
The plaintiff seeks monetary relief of more than $1 million, interest, trial by jury and all other just relief. They are represented by Mark Weycer and Elena Bueno of The Weycer Law Firm PC in Bellaire.
Harris County District Court case number 2021-39405