Federal and State Laws Regulate The Development of Bed Sores in Health Care Facilities

Written by Adam Peck Category: Elder Law January 26th, 2013 1 min read

If you or a loved one has developed bedsores in a facility, the facility by federal and most state regulations must prove that the sores were unavoidable and that the staff provided effective care.

Why do bedsores develop? In a number of cases, nurses fail to give proper care. In additional cases, a pervasive culture of abuse and neglect by the heatlh care facility might be to blame. For instance, as outrageous as it sounds, in a number of nursing homes, lazy staff have restrained patients to avoid having to care for them. These patients literally become prisoners inside in their beds and as a result thereof they incur horrific Decubitus Ulcers also known as Bed Sores and Pressure Sores, which become infected and in many many instances cause wrongful death.

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Written by Adam Peck

Expertise: Personal Injury

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.