North Carolina Nursing Home Neglect Attorneys
Bedsores are all too common at many nursing homes and long-term care facilities. When left untreated, bedsores can cause severe pain, tissue damage and serious secondary injuries. If a family member has suffered bedsores while in the care of a nursing home, you can take action.
Contact The Baker Law Firm, P.A. We represent nursing home neglect victims and their families. Our personal injury lawyers work hard to uncover the conditions that caused the bedsores to form. We will seek full compensation for your injury claim as well as justice for your loved one. To make an appointment with one of our Concord bedsore injury attorneys, please call 704-706-9308 or 866-943-7966 today.
Consequences of Bedsore Injuries
Also called pressure sores and decubitus ulcers, bedsores occur when patients are left in one position for long periods. The continual pressure leads to poor circulation, causing skin and tissue to break down on body parts such as:
- Hips
- Buttocks
- The lower back
- Calves
- Heels
- The backs of arms
Bedsores begin as a skin irritation with redness and loss of skin layers. If the sores are allowed to fester, additional layers of skin may be lost and tissue will be exposed. In the most serious cases, the tissue also wears away, leaving muscle or bone exposed.
In addition to extreme pain, bedsores leave the patient susceptible to infection, especially if substandard care subjects them to contact with moisture, urine or feces. Infection can lead to gangrene, amputation, cancer of the scar tissue, sepsis or wrongful death.
Contact a Cabarrus County Nursing Home Neglect Injury Attorney
As a preventable injury, there is no excuse for bedsores. You can hold the care facility liable for its actions by contacting us today. For a free consultation, please call 866-943-7966 or contact us online.
