Nursing Home Negligence

Bedsores

With an aging population and rising costs of health care placement of loved ones in a nursing home has become a reality for many.

Bedsores or pressure ulcers, result from prolonged laying or sitting on an unforgiving surface. Simply moving or re-positioning a patient can greatly reduce the likelihood of bedsores and the pain, discomfort and source of infection which they bring. Further there are specialized air mattresses which can reduce pressure and prevent formation of bedsores.

The Lewis Law Firm, PC, can help determine if the bedsores in your case are the result of nursing home negligence.

If you believe that you or a loved one was the victim of nursing home negligence resulting in bedsores, please contact the Lewis Law Firm, PC today.

Infections
Not all infections are avoidable. However, with the high rate of administration of antibiotics, some infections are being difficult, if not impossible, to avoid and treat effectively. MRSA and VRE are two such examples of “resistant bugs.” For the elderly confined to a nursing home and largely sedentary, an acquired infection can be catastrophic and deadly.

So how can a patient be certain that the nursing home their loved one is placed in is clean and free from colonized infections? How can a patient be certain that the nursing home their loved one is placed in has adopted and is following proper infection control protocol? The Lewis Law Firm, PC, can help determine if there was a nursing home acquired infection in your case.

If you believe that you or a loved one was the victim of a nursing home acquired infection, please contact the Lewis Law Firm, PC today.

Neglect
Not all nursing home care is quality care, most are now run by large corporations with a presence out of state, and your loved ones may be frequently neglected without you realizing it.

Dramatic weight loss, falls, broken bones which are unaccounted for, bedsores or pressure ulcers, can be the result neglect. Are the nutritional needs of your loved one being met? Are they “injuring themselves” with surprising frequency? Do the people attending to them on a daily basis have reasonably explanations and do they document injuries properly? Do they move or re-position or even change the clothing of your loved one in your presence? The Lewis Law Firm, PC, can help determine if there was neglect in your case.

If you believe that you or a loved one was the victim of nursing home neglect, please contact the Lewis Law Firm, PC today.