A nursing home abuse lawsuit over the death of an elderly woman has ended with a jury in Polk County awarding the family $114 million.

The case is about a 76-year-old woman that was placed in a nursing home in Florida in March 2003 for rehabilitation. The woman fell twice within the first two weeks of admittance and suffered head trauma and an injured upper arm because of it.

The lawsuit claims that these falls were caused by the staff not putting in the appropriate measures to protect the residents. The woman was then moved from the home after being malnourished and she had multiple bed sores. She died in July 2003.

Nursing home abuse can happen to the most vulnerable people, our thoughts are with family and friends of the victim.