A jury has awarded $3.2 million to John Gordy in his personal injury lawsuit against a Colorado nursing home.
After being rendered paraplegic in a 2002 bicycle accident, Gordy chose the Red Rocks Health Care Center in Denver based on its marketing materials and skilled care. However, Gordy found his three years at the facility to be much different than what was promised.
In his Colorado personal injury claim against the nursing center, Gordy alleged that he was deprived of needed assistance for daily living activities, victimized by repeated acts of degradation that included being left in waste for hours, and subjected to retaliation for complaining about his care. Gordy also claimed that he developed severe bed sores during his stay and was the victim of various intentional injuries, including being dropped on his neck and burned.
The jury agreed with Gordy and consequently ruled against Red Rocks, which has been in trouble before. In 2001, Colorado state officials withheld Medicaid and Medicare reimbursements for new patients of Red Rocks after the facility was cited for 21 violations.
