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Adam J. Peck, ESQ is a principal with Peck Law Group, APC. In 2008, Mr. Adam Peck received his Juris Doctorate from Whittier Law School where he graduated Cum Laude. His practice is primarily dedicated to representing Elders, Dependent Adults, along with their loved ones and family members, who have suffered horrific personal injuries.
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Private Equity Investing In Nursing Homes has Increased Affecting Quality of Care Indicates Nursing Home Abuse and Neglect Attorney Steven Peck

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Do Nursing Home Ownership Factors Affect Quality of Care?

For many people, there comes a time when caring for themselves, whether through age, accident or medical condition, becomes too burdensome of task. When this occurs, people have several options for their care, including moving into a nursing home or other assisted-living facility.

People that move into a nursing home expect to receive a certain level of care and expect to be free from abuse and neglect.

But, has the quality of care received at some privately owned nursing homes actually declined over the past few years?

A new study seeks to find out. The study will look at data to determine if the increased buying and selling nursing homes by private-equity firms in recent years has affected quality of care.

According to a 2010 report from the Government Accountability Office (GAO), the number of private-equity firm investments in nursing homes increased dramatically over the past 10 years. The report states that in 2009, 1,800 of the 16,000 nursing homes were owned by private-equity investments.

People should consider private equity non-medical ownership as one factor among many, and take the time necessary to find the nursing home or other long-term care facility that meets their needs.

What to Look for When Selecting a Nursing Home

Finding the nursing home that is the right fit can be a daunting task. To help with the search, the Peck Law Group suggests a number of items for people to consider.

For people just beginning their search for the appropriate nursing home, Peck offers the following tips:

  • Decide in which location you desire to live and locate nursing homes in that area.
  • Contact nursing homes in that area to ask what services are offered and if rooms or beds are available.
  • Make appointments to visit the facilities and to meet with the administrators.
  • On visits ask lots of questions and speak with residents and staff; also, ask about the facilities’ and the administrators’ licenses.

When visiting nursing homes to find the right fit, Peck suggests a number of questions to keep in mind. Following is a sampling of Peck’s suggestions:

  • Does the nursing home feel welcoming?
  • How many beds are in each room?
  • Are there privacy curtains?
  • Are the bathrooms conveniently located?
  • How convenient are the visiting hours?
  • How much time is given to eat?
  • Does the nursing home take residents likes and dislikes into consideration when creating menus?
  • Are arrangements made for worship?
  • What types of activities are planned for residents?
  • Is the staff kind and courteous to residents?
  • How quickly does staff respond to calls for assistance?
  • Does the nursing home make beauticians and barbers available?
  • Is the nursing home near the hospital?
  • Are residents’ rights and responsibilities posted?
  • What is covered under the monthly rate? What services cost extra?

Even if people do the necessary research and seek out a nursing home or other long-term care facility that they feel meets their needs, it is possible that the unthinkable may happen: abuse or neglect.

Scabies Should Never Happen In A Nursing Home Indicates Nursing Home Abuse and Neglect Lawyer Steven Peck

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Scabies is a Condition of very Itchy Skin caused by Tiny Mites that Burrow into your Skin.

Scabies can affect people of all ages and from all incomes and social levels. Even people who keep themselves very clean can get scabies.

How is scabies spread?

Scabies mites spread by close contact with someone who has scabies. Scabies can also be spread by sharing towels, bed sheets, and other personal belongings.

Scabies often affects several family members at the same time. You can spread it to another person before you have symptoms.

What are the symptoms?

Scabies causes severe itching that is usually worse at night and a rash with tiny blisters or sores. Small children and older adults tend to have the worst itching. Children typically have worse skin reactions.

If this is the first time you have had scabies, it may be several weeks before you have itching and skin sores. But if you have had it before, symptoms will probably start in a few days.

How is scabies diagnosed?

A doctor will suspect scabies based on your symptoms. Scabies is especially likely if you have had close contact with other people who have had similar symptoms.

Sometimes a doctor confirms a diagnosis by looking for signs of mites on a sample of your skin. The doctor gently scrapes some dry skin from an affected area and then looks at it under a microscope. This test is not painful for most people.

How is it treated?

Scabies will not go away on its own. You need to use a special cream or lotion that a doctor prescribes. In severe cases, your doctor may also give you pills to take.

Some scabies medicines are not safe for children, older adults, and women who are pregnant or breastfeeding. To avoid dangerous side effects, be sure to follow your doctor’s instructions carefully.

If you have scabies, you and anyone you have close contact with must all be treated at the same time. This keeps the mites from being passed back and forth from person to person. You must also carefully wash all clothes, towels, and bedding.

After treatment, the itching usually lasts another 2 to 4 weeks. It will take your body that long to get over the allergic reaction caused by the mites. If you still have symptoms after 4 weeks, you may need another treatment.

Bed Sores, Pressure Sores and Decubitus Ulcers Will Cause Severe Health complications Indicates Nursing Home Abuse and Neglect Lawyer Steven Peck

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Complications of pressure ulcers include:

Sepsis

Sepsis occurs when bacteria enters your bloodstream through the broken skin and spreads throughout your body — a rapidly progressing, life-threatening condition that can cause organ failure.

Cellulitis

This acute infection of your skin’s connective tissue causes pain, redness and swelling, all of which can be severe. Cellulitis can also lead to life-threatening complications, including sepsis and meningitis — an infection of the membrane and fluid surrounding your brain and spinal cord.

Bone and joint infections

These develop when the infection from a pressure sore burrows deep into your joints and bones. Joint infections (septic or infectious arthritis) can damage cartilage and tissue, and bone infections (osteomyelitis) may reduce the function of your joints and limbs.

Cancer

Another complication is the development of a type of squamous cell carcinoma that develops in chronic, nonhealing wounds. This type of cancer is aggressive and usually requires surgical treatment.

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