57 maggots removed from nursing home resident's ear
15 December FOX News
A 92-year-old with Alzheimer's was found with 57 maggots crawling in
her ear while she was under the care of a nursing home costing around
$10,000 a month.
The family of Catherine McCann are now suing the home for negligence
and emotional distress.Her 88-year-old husband John McCann spent his
live savings paying for her to be looked after by the Lutheran Home for
the Aged in Arlington Heights, Chicago.ÓI was horrified, shocked.
thought it was terrible," he said. "I'm paying all this money for that
kind of care no way.
After giving them $270,000 of my hard earned money my life savings I
gave to them and not even so much as a note or a call."Medics treating
her believe a fly crawled into the ear and laid eggs, which hatched into
nearly 60 maggots. Experts studying the sample say the maggots had been
in her ear for two or three days before she was brought in.McCann has
advanced Alzheimer's so she cannot speak or care for herself.
The home's staff finally brought her into the hospital after noticing
her scratching and tugging at her ear.One maggot was found crawling out
of her ear when she entered the ward.McCann's daughter Mary said: "It's
a picture I will never ever get out of my mind ever.ÓThe nursing home
administrator Phillip Hemmer believes that until the infestation was
found, the maggots were not big enough for the staff to see.
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