The Lincoln Home nursing home in Belleville, Illinois is being sued by Doris I. Schaeperkoetter's estate executor, Carol Kiefer, for nursing home malpractice, negligence and wrongful death.  The lawsuit filed in St. Clair County Court also names the home's owner, Weiss Management Group, LLC, as a defendant.

Schaeperkoetter stayed at the nursing home from July 2008 until her passing in January 2010.  Kiefer says she filed the suit against The Lincolm Home because she felt that during he stay, Schaeperkoetter was not given the proper attention or care expected to keep her healthy.  Court documents state that because of the home's negligence, Schaeperkoetter suffered from hypoxia, sepsis and dehydration, all of which led to her death.

The lawsuit seeks more than $200,000 in damages.