Category Archives: Bed Sores
What Causes Bed Sores in Nursing Homes?
Bed sores, also known as pressure ulcers, are injuries to the skin, as well as the underlying tissue in some instances, that typically appear on a bony part of the body. Sadly, bed sores are very common injuries in nursing homes and they can result in serious infections and even death. Below, our Tampa… Read More »
Can You Sue a Florida Nursing Home for Bed Sores?
Pressure ulcers, more commonly referred to as bed sores, are a serious and painful condition that impact individuals in long-term care settings such as assisted living facilities and nursing homes. Nursing home residents are at particular risk of developing bed sores if they have limited mobility. Bed sores are one of the most common… Read More »
FAQs About Nursing Home Bed Sores Lawsuits
Bed sores are very painful injuries and they can result in serious complications such as infections. They are also a sign that nursing home staff members have been neglectful and failed to properly take care of their residents. Nursing home residents, or their family on their behalf, can file a claim against negligent long-term… Read More »
What to Do if Your Parent Suffers Bed Sores in a Long-Term Care Facility
Bed sores are areas of damaged skin and underlying tissue that is usually a result of the skin being under pressure for an extended period of time. Bed sores most commonly develop in areas where bones are close to the surface of the skin, such as in the back, heels, and hips. Residents in… Read More »
Can a Nursing Home Resident Recover from a Stage 4 Bed Sore?
Bed sores are serious, life-threatening injuries. It is unimaginable that when your loved one is in a nursing home, they could suffer this type of injury due to negligent care. Unfortunately, nursing home neglect is not uncommon. Bed sores, also known as pressure ulcers, most often occur when residents have limited mobility and are… Read More »
Can Stage 4 Bed Sores Heal?
When you admit your loved one into a nursing home, it seems unimaginable that they could develop a serious and life-threatening injury such as a bed sore due to neglect by nursing home staff members. Sadly, nursing home neglect happens more often than many people realize. Sometimes, neglect is overlooked until the resident becomes… Read More »
What are Warning Signs of Bed Sores in Nursing Homes?
When you admit your loved one into a nursing home, you trust that the staff members within that facility will provide them with the highest quality of care and protect their best interests at all times. Although many facilities in Tampa, and throughout Florida, provide residents with excellent care, others fail to ensure elderly… Read More »
Are Bed Sores Common in Nursing Homes?
Bed sores, also known as pressure ulcers, are a very serious issue and they can even threaten the life of senior citizens. Bed sores often contribute to illnesses and other conditions that are associated with a lack of care, abuse, and neglect. If your loved one has developed bed sores in a nursing home,… Read More »
How Do Bed Sores Develop in Nursing Homes?
It is a sad fact but one in ten nursing home residents will develop bed sores at some point, according to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Currently, there are one million people living in nursing homes in the United States and with this number expected to double by 2050, bed sore… Read More »
What are the Risk Factors for Bed Sores in Nursing Homes?
Bed sores, also known as pressure ulcers or pressure sores, are wounds in the skin that develop when excessive force is placed on the skin over a significant period of time. Among seniors in nursing homes, neglect is the main cause of bed sores. Limited mobility is the biggest risk factor for bed sores…. Read More »
