Pressure Ulcer, Bed Sore and Decubitus Ulcer Litigation Is A Major Concern For Nursing Homes and Long Term Care Facilities

Written by Adam Peck Category: Nursing Homes January 23rd, 2013 1 min read

Pressure Ulcer, Bed Sore and Decubitus Ulcer litigation is a growing concern for nursing homes. The incidence of a pressure ulcer alone is many times used as evidence of neglect on the part of a nursing home.

Pressure ulcers, Bed Sores and Decubitus Ulcers are a phenomenon, not a disease or even a discrete medical condition. Pressure ulcers – skin breakdown that occurs entirely as a result of exposure to a toxic combination of physical forces, such as pressure and shear – are more accurately described as an injury as used by the Institute of Medicine (IOM). Experienced clinicians know that this type of pressure ulcer is the exception rather than the rule. Instead, the incidence of pressure ulcers in nursing homes is more accurately described as an event, often associated with medically complicated residents who usually are frail and immobilized. Clinicians must continue efforts to understand pressure ulcers, learn which can be avoided, and find better ways to treat them.

Nursing Homes and Long Term Care Facilities must watch and take every necessary precaution to prevent Pressure Sores, Bed Sores and Decubitus Ulcers from developing causing e-coli infections, leading to Sepsis, and many times 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.