A Geneva, Illinois nursing home is facing a second pair of wrongful death lawsuits.
Following the passing of Jack P. DeFrancesco and Rose H. Doneske to COVID-19, Bria of Geneva is being accused of misconduct amid the pandemic.
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The lawsuits are each requesting a trial by jury and in excess of $50,000 in monetary compensation.
According to the claim, DeFrancesco’s health worsened between March 27 and April 19, the date on which he was transferred to Northwestern Medicine Delnor Hospital. DeFrancesco dies at the hospital on April 26. He was 90 years old.
The lawsuit says hospital personnel told his family he was COVID-positive, had a kidney infection, and was severely dehydrated.
It is alleged that in spite of DeFrancesco’s symptoms and Bria’s assumption that he had the virus, staff did not put him in isolation.
The lawsuit also claims that the nursing home failed to inform the elderly man’s family that he was gravely ill because of a COVID-19 infection he picked up at the Illinois home.
The action is being brought by DeFrancesco’s widow Frances G. DeFrancesco.
Meanwhile, Doneske died on April 28 at the age of 90.
According to the lawsuit filed by her survivors, Doneske’s health declined rapidly between March 27 and April 17. On or around April 17, she was moved to Delnor Hospital.
When the elderly woman was admitted, her family learned that she was COVID-positive and had a high fever as well as low blood oxygen levels.
The lawsuit claims that although Bria knew of her symptoms and suspected that she had COVID-19, they did not isolate her.
Doneske was taken back to the home on or around April 24 and according to the lawsuit, her health had improved.
However, the lawsuit alleges that her health again worsened rapidly until the day she died.
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