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Tag: pressure sores

Nursing Home Abuse: Understanding Your Rights and Protecting Your Loved Ones

Mar 12, 2024
The decision to entrust a loved one’s care to a nursing home is never easy. These facilities promise professional care and support as our family members age. Sadly, the heartbreaking...

Pressure Sore Risk in Nursing Homes

Dec 7, 2023
Pressure sores, also referred to as pressure ulcers or bedsores, manifest as injuries to the skin and underlying tissues due to prolonged pressure on specific areas of the body. Pressure...

Questions To Ask When a Pressure Sore Develops in a Nursing Home or Hospital

Nov 20, 2023
Pressure sores are all too common in hospitals and nursing homes. The development of pressure ulcers in a nursing home or hospital setting is a cause for concern due to...

Bed Sores: Answers To Common Questions

Jul 27, 2023
Introduction As a law firm that represents victims of nursing home and hospital neglect, we are often consulted when patients are allowed to develop painful bed sores. Many have been...

Why Pressure Sores Are So Common in Nursing Homes

Jul 21, 2023
Introduction Pressure sores are potentially life-threatening injuries which too often develop in nursing homes. Pressure sores are not inevitable and can be prevented with diligence. In order to prevent pressure...

Are Pressure Sores Life-Threatening?

Jul 14, 2023
Short Answer: Yes Yes, pressure sores can cause significant harm including pain, infection, sepsis, and even death. The vast majority of pressure sores can be prevented. If pressure sores are...

Recognizing Physical Signs of Neglect or Abuse in Nursing Homes

May 24, 2023
Introduction Unfortunately, it is no secret that nursing home abuse and neglect are all too common. There are important warning signs that families should look out for. The occurrence of...

Neglect Claim Filed Against Michigan City Nursing Home

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Sep 13, 2016
MICHIGAN CITY, INDIANA — The family of a former patient of Aperion Care Arbors in Michigan City who was found with advanced pressure sores (aka “bed sores”) on both buttocks,...

Complaint Filed Against Indianapolis Nursing Home After Patient Develops Advanced Pressure Sores

By: admin
Aug 21, 2016
INDIANAPOLIS — The family of an Indianapolis man who became afflicted with multiple, advanced pressure ulcers after being admitted to a nursing home for rehabilitation has filed a “proposed complaint”...

Complaint Against Indiana Nursing Home Alleges Neglect and Understaffing

By: admin
Mar 1, 2016
An elderly Columbus, Indiana man and his wife have filed a “proposed complaint” with the Indiana Department of Insurance (IDOI) alleging nursing home neglect and medical negligence.  The complaint was...
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