A jury has awarded $ 20 million to the estate of Loren Richards who died while in the care of Beverly Health and Rehabilitation of Frankfort. The nursing home had "deprived or infringed upon" the patient rights of Richards to be free from mental and physical abuse and had not immediately informed relatives of a downward turn in his health. The jury awarded total compensatory damages of $200,000. Two nurses were also found culpable in the death of Richards and must pay $ 500 each in punitive damages. Richards' daughter, Wanda Delaplane, had sued the home, alleging that nurses had ignored her father's repeated complaints of abdominal pain. Richards later died of a heart attack and a blood clot in his left lung.
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