According to the complaint obtained by BocaNewsNow.com and published below, Marilyn Layton was admitted to Delray Medical Center in September 2025 with no skin breakdown at all. But as her condition worsened, she became unable to reposition herself in bed or in a chair without help from staff. The lawsuit alleges that hospital employees failed to identify her risk for skin breakdown, failed to put an adequate care plan in place, and failed to regularly reposition her or relieve pressure — allowing wounds to form and, later, become infected.
Layton’s attorneys argue the hospital and its staff, including nurses, CNAs, aides and wound care team members, did not meet the accepted standard of care. The suit says the resulting wounds required extensive treatment and caused Marilyn Layton additional pain in the weeks before she died on October 19, 2025. The complaint seeks damages for wrongful death. It cites medical bills, funeral expenses, and the loss of Layton’s companionship, comfort and support suffered by her survivors…