
    Lessie PORTER v. SOUTHERN OAKS NURSING & REHABILITATION CENTER, LLC.
    No. 2015-C-1228.
    Supreme Court of Louisiana.
    Sept. 25, 2015.
   In re Southern Oaks Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, LLC; — Defendant; Applying For Writ of Certiorari and/or Review, Parish of Caddo, 1st Judicial District Court Div. A, No. 544,491; to the Court of Appeal, Second Circuit, No. 49,807-CA.

11 Denied.

HUGHES, J., would ;grant.

CRICHTON, J., additionally concurs and assigns reasons. =

CRICHTON, J.,

additionally concurs and assigns reasons.

hi write separately to emphasize the trial court’s clear and unambiguous finding that the alleged incident involving this elderly dementia patient “being drugged and left in a mess in [her] room is just not treatment related.” As it is so clearly not part of medical care, nor is it treatment-related, the incident, does not constitute healthcare or professional services. Thus, Southern Oaks Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, LLC, should not benefit from, or be subject to, the special provisions of the Medical Malpractice Act.  