North Carolina Bedsore Attorneys

Bed Sores

Nursing homes are entrusted with maintaining the well-being of our elderly loved ones. However, not all individuals responsible for care of the elderly perform their duties as expected. Often times, care regiments and required exercise are not administered to elderly nursing home residents. As a consequence, these neglected residents may develop detrimental conditions or infections, such as bed sores.

According to the Mayo Clinic, bed sores, also known as pressure sores or pressure ulcers, are “areas of damaged skin that develop when sustained pressure cuts off circulation to vulnerable parts of [the] body, especially the skin on [the] buttocks, hips and heels.” If the pressure is not alleviated, then adequate blood flow is disallowed, and the affected tissue will die. Unfortunately, individuals afflicted with bed sores may not always be able to explain their condition, or could fail to notice it altogether. This is why it is so important for care providers in nursing homes to uphold their vital responsibility of recognizing bed sores and helping prevent them from developing in the first place. Bed sores may develop quickly, spread from one area to another, and often take an extended period of time to heal. However, bed sores should typically be completely preventable as long as proper care is administered.

Individuals who are most susceptible to developing bed sores may in fact be residents in nursing homes. Many of these individuals at higher risk of suffering bed sores live with paralysis, have difficulty moving on their own, or are completely bedridden. As per the agreement that these individuals make with nursing homes, proper care is supposed to be administered. Nursing home workers have the responsibility of ensuring that residents do not develop such ailments. However, such care is sometimes abandoned altogether for no apparent reason other than negligence.

If your loved one is a resident in a North Carolina nursing home, and either he or she has become afflicted with bed sores, please don’t hesitate to contact the experienced North Carolina personal injury attorneys at Allen Broughton, P.C. Our skilled North Carolina bed sore attorneys will examine the circumstances under which your loved one developed bed sores, will pinpoint parties responsible for negligent care, and will hold those parties accountable for their actions in a court of law.

If your loved one has developed bed sores as the result of another party’s negligence, call us today at 877-268-0808 for a free consultation of your North Carolina nursing home abuse case.