A West Virginia man is pursuing a nursing home malpractice claim after losing his mother. Opal Estep's son is suing Manor Care and HCR Manor Care Services in the wake of his mother's death. According to the West Virginia Record, "Health Care and Retirement Corporation of America, Heartland Employment Services, Danny Davis and Vivian Kiraly were also named as defendants inthe suit."

Opal Estep lived at the facility, Heartland of Charleston, from 2003 to 2008, when she died.  The West Virginia Record reports, "Dwight Johnson claims the defendants accelerated the deterioration of Estep's health and physical condition beyond that caused by the normal aging process and resulted in physical and emotional trauma, including urinary tract infections, dehydration, malnutrition, fractured bones, infections and eventual death."

There were alleged staffing problems at the facility during Estep's stay that may have contributed to these problems.