Lawsuit claims nursing home neglect led to death

LEAGUE CITY — A wrongful death lawsuit accuses a League City nursing home of neglect, claiming staff put a resident to bed after a fall caused bleeding and head trauma.

On March 4, Rachel Mohr, 78, was heard yelling for help and found on the floor next to her bed at Regent Care Center of League City, 2620 W. Walker St., according to the lawsuit.

Mohr suffered head trauma and was bleeding, the lawsuit claims.

“She was neurologically alert, coherent and in severe pain,” the lawsuit claims. “She was placed back in bed and was later discovered nonresponsive.”

Mohr was taken to the hospital where she died from her injuries, the lawsuit claims.

The lawsuit doesn’t mention when Mohr died, and attempts to reach attorney George W. Mauze II in San Antonio to clear up the matter were unsuccessful. Mauze filed the lawsuit on behalf of Mohr’s daughter, Diane Hallman, and husband Stanley Mohr, both of Seabrook.

A voicemail message seeking comment from a nursing home administrator wasn’t returned.

Mohr was a high fall risk, but a care plan and nursing interventions to prevent a fall weren’t followed, the lawsuit claims.

Mohr’s bed wasn’t in a low position and floor mats and a bed alarm weren’t used contrary to a physician’s orders, the lawsuit claims.

Mohr fell from her bed and suffered severe and fatal neurological injuries, the lawsuit claims.

The lawsuit also claims Regent Care Center’s nurses were not adequately trained or apprised of Mohr’s care plan.

Relatives requested on 10 occasions and provided authorization for copies of Mohr’s medical chart, but Regent Care Center refused to provide the chart, the lawsuit claims.

“Defendants refused to produce the chart on the basis that its lawyer had the chart and further refused to provide the lawyer’s identity and contact information,” the lawsuit claims.

The lawsuit asks Galveston’s 122nd District court for a temporary restraining order against the center, preventing the destroying or altering of health care medical records pertaining to Mohr.

Relatives attempted to settle out of court with the center for $275,000, according to a letter from Mauze to the center, which is on file with the lawsuit.

A court hearing on the restraining order is scheduled for Thursday.