Should the nursing home have been able to prevent this?

We have a pending wrongful death lawsuit against a nursing home. The case hinges on whether or not the home should have noticed signs and symptoms and neglected them.

84 y/o with dementia.. when placed in home needed only 1 high blood pressure pill daily and had some constipation problems. Other than that physically healthy.

Here is what the resident was brought into the ER with 8 months later:

GI Bleed
Coma
diarrhea
vomiting
severe dehydration
significantly hypotensive
significant electrolyte disturbance
significantly hyperkalemic
acute kidney failure
severe urinary tract infection
septic shock
severe sepsis - caused by the UTI based on ER records
stage 4 pressure ulcer on coccyx

was placed in hospice....
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