The mother of a woman with cerebral palsy and intellectual disabilities is suing the Philadelphia care home where her daughter lived for 40 years
This undated Yewdall family photo provided by attorney James Pepper shows Cheryl Yewdall, a woman with cerebral palsy and intellectual disabilities who died in January 2022. Yewdall's mother is suing the Philadelphia care home where she was found face down on the floor with a paper towel or disinfecting wipe in her trachea. Cheryl Yewdall spent most of her life at a Philadelphia care home for people with developmental disabilities. It was there, on Jan.
In a written statement to The Associated Press, Merakey said it “denies any responsibility" for Yewdall's death, which it called “a serious and tragic incident.” The organization said it has cooperated with state and local investigations. And in a separate incident, from September 2021, Yewdall was reported to have a black eye and swollen cheek, which Woodhaven attributed to a fall, the lawsuit said.
“Cheryl's recounting of what she heard previously, and the undisputed facts of what occurred to her during that yearlong period , match up,” said Pepper, who included a transcript of Yewdall's statements to her sister in the lawsuit. Though other Woodhaven residents struggled with pica, Pepper said, he doesn't believe Yewdall inserted a large disinfectant wipe in her own windpipe. She had a normal gag reflex and no history of pica, according to Woodhaven records reviewed by the Health Department.
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