Bedsores are a painful development for people who spend long periods of time immobilized. Doctors are aware of the risk of bedsores for people who spend long times in bed, whether temporarily or long term. This is why hospitals have detailed turning protocol for patients who are bedridden while recovering from illness or surgery.
Weak or Disabled Nursing Home Residents Should be Turned and Monitored
In nursing homes, elderly and disabled residents often require assistance from caregivers to turn enough to prevent bedsores, also known as decubitus ulcers or pressure sores. The good news about bedsores is that they are very preventable. The bad news in some long-term care facilities is that staff may neglect this important task.
Bedsores Often Lead to Infections
Once bedsores get underway, it can take a very long time for them to heal. This is especially true of people with compromised immune systems. It often takes longer for older people's wounds to heal in general — and bedsores are particularly difficult to cure. Bedsores are painful, of course, and may become infected. In extreme cases, these infections may hasten an untimely death.
Bedsores Are Often a Sign of Failure to Monitor and Supervise Properly
Was your loved one a victim of nursing home neglect when caregivers failed to supervise and monitor him or her properly? Did he or she develop infections caused by bedsores and pass away as a result? If your elderly or disabled family member is still living after developing bedsores, there are no doubt medical bills to pay. Your loved one — or you — may be entitled to compensation for expenses as well as pain and suffering.
Please be aware that bedsores are nearly always an indicator that care was not up to standards. If the Law Offices of James Flexer represents your family in a nursing home negligence case, we will work hard to find out the truth. We are prepared to fight for compensation for you as well as for changes in the nursing home's bedsore prevention procedures.
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