MARCH 14, 2015
CHARLESTON, S.C.
A blind woman is suing a senior care center near Charleston,
saying she was severely burned when she walked through a puddle of bleach and
ammonia with thin socks on.
Joyce Thomas suffered chemical burns that led to an
infection and severe pain in her feet after walking through the puddle in the
kitchen of Aging Gracefully Senior Care Services in Ladson in August 2013,
according to the lawsuit.
The senior care center was negligent because the dangerous
puddle should have been mopped up, according to the lawsuit obtained by The
Post and Courier of Charleston (http://bit.ly/1EkMmuI).
The burns and complications from having diabetes for 32
years are keeping Thomas from walking.
"She suffered loss of enjoyment of life, pleasures of
daily living and ability to operate around the home and do some work without
pain," Thomas' lawyer wrote in the suit.
Thomas' medical bills were nearly $46,000, her lawyer said.
The woman is asking for that and punitive damages from the negligence of the
senior center.
The newspaper says the senior care center didn't return
phone calls seeking comment.
Thomas also sued Roper St. Francis Health Care, saying one
of the hospital's nurses made the situation worse by telling her to just wash
her feet with water instead of giving her immediate medical attention.
The hospital said the claims by the lawsuit are wrong and
plans to defend itself, spokesman Andy Lyons said.
Source: http://www.newsobserver.com