The long-term care attendant sued an old man who fell down and died after he was accompanied on a walk without support.

The Taoyuan District Prosecutor's Office prosecuted the home-based long-term care attendant named Li.

A woman surnamed Li from Taoyuan City was a long-term care attendant in Taoyuan City and was responsible for taking care of an old man surnamed Zheng. On the morning of May 8 last year, when she accompanied Zheng to a playground in Taoyuan District, she failed to support the old man properly. As a result, the old man accidentally fell backwards and fell to the ground while walking. As a result, the old man suffered traumatic intracranial hemorrhage, pneumonia and respiratory failure. The Taoyuan District Prosecutor's Office recently concluded that Li was prosecuted for negligent death.

According to the prosecutor's investigation, the family of the old man surnamed Zheng signed a contract with a home-based long-term care agency in July 2024, entrusting the old man to the long-term care agency to take care of meals, accompany him when going out, and provide respite services. Ms. Li (47 years old) was the responsible care attendant. She should have paid attention to the old man's movements at all times and helped the old man walk at any time, but she failed to pay attention, causing the old man to accidentally fall when he was walking out.

After the old man surnamed Zheng fell, he died due to traumatic intracranial hemorrhage, which in turn led to pneumonia. After the old man's family filed a complaint, Taoist prosecutors examined the case and signed a separate investigation. After the investigation, Li was charged with a wrongful death case.