If your loved one is a resident of a Phoenix nursing home or long-term care facility, and you see bedsores on his or her skin, possibly your loved one is suffering from neglect.
A Zanes Law bedsores and decubitus ulcer lawyer in Phoenix, AZ will investigate your loved one’s injuries, determine fault, prove liability, and see that your loved one is compensated. We will do everything from A to Z to see that justice is served.
Call us today at (866)-499-8989 for a no-cost, no-obligation consultation.
According to Mayo Clinic, decubitus ulcers (bed sores or pressure sores) develop as the result of the following conditions:
Besides being quite painful, bed sores can create other medical problems, including infection, gangrene, and sepsis. The condition can worsen to such an extent that it leads to death.
Other complications that can arise from bedsores include:
People suffer a greater risk of experiencing bedsores, pressure sores, and decubitus ulcers in the following situations:
You can tackle the underlying causes of bedsores by merely taking care to keep pressure off a single area of the body for extended periods and by keeping skin in good condition.
According to Mayo Clinic, a caregiver can take the following reasonable steps to reduce the chances of resident developing bedsores:
Nutrition also plays a crucial role in preventing bedsores. If a bed- or wheelchair-bound patient is not consuming enough proteins, vitamins, and minerals, this can weaken his or her skin’s and body’s ability to heal from bedsores, thereby making them worse.
All of the above preventive measures are steps your loved one’s nursing care facility can and should be taking to keep your loved one free from bedsores and decubitus.
Nursing homes owe their residents a duty of care to keep them from harm, including from the pain and dangers of bedsores and decubitus ulcers.
When this does not happen, the nursing home facility and possibly members of its staff have failed to fulfill their duty of care. If this negligence leads to your loved one developing bedsores or pressure sores, and your loved one suffers damages as a result, then the facility and possibly other individual medical practitioners or nursing home staff are liable for the damages incurred by these injuries. Our bedsores & decubitus ulcer lawyers in Phoenix, AZ can and will help you with your case.
The federal government takes this type of care seriously. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) requires that any resident who arrives at a facility without bedsores not develop them while in the facility’s care unless the resident’s condition makes this development inevitable.
Zanes Law’s legal team is eager to help you determine who is at fault and liable for your loved one’s bedsores and decubitus.
It’s just one of the many “A to Z” missions we shall accomplish to see that justice prevails in your case of nursing home abuse and neglect.
Our whole suite of services includes:
If your loved one passed away due to complications arising from his or her bedsores and decubitus ulcers, you can pursue a wrongful death action against the nursing home or other at-fault parties. We will help you pursue this legal action.
Our injury lawyers will collect evidence of every type to support our argument that a member of the nursing home staff—or the nursing home facility itself—has been negligent in caring for your loved one, resulting in his or her bedsores and decubitus.
Some types of evidence we will gather include:
Some examples of damages you might recover via a settlement or verdict include:
The bedsores and decubitus ulcer lawyers in Phoenix, AZ from Zanes Law want to help you resolve your loved one’s pain and see that the negligent parties who caused it pay for their actions. We will do everything from A to Z to make this happen
Call our firm today at (866)-499-8989 for a no-charge, no-obligation consultation.
