Woman Sues Homewood Nursing Home for Negligence

A Cook County woman is suing a nursing facility in Homewood for the wrongful death of her mother.

Mary Tyus claims that her mother, Ruthie Tyus, died because of negligent care she received as a patient of Manor Care of Homewood Illinois and The Ingalls Memorial Hospital, reported the Cook County Record. Tyus filed suit against Manor Care and Ingalls Memorial in Cook County Court on Nov 3.

In the lawsuit Tyus claims that the medical staff at the facilities failed to properly treat pressure sores that her mother developed while living at the facilities from December 2013 to February 2014, reported The Record. The sores became infected and eventually caused sepsis, which led to the death of Tyus’ mother in April 2014.

Tyus claims her mother suffered disability and disfigurement as a result of the sores.

Mary Tyus, who serves as the independent administrator of the estate of Ruthie Tyus, is seeking over $50,000 in damages for her mother’s medical and surgical expenses plus legal costs.