[Answered]: A 73-year-old male was admitted to the Sunset…

A 73-year-old male was admitted to the Sunset Nursing Facility with senility, cataracts, and S/P cerebrovascular accident with right-side hemiplegia. On his second day at the facility, the resident was discovered to have extensive thermal burns on his buttocks and legs by one of the facility’s attendants. Referring to the case study above, the resident’s family brought legal action against the nursing facility for vicarious liability. medical abandonment. assault and battery. negligence.