Upstate New York Nursing Home Negligence Lawyer
Nursing home residents with limited mobility face the risk of developing bedsores. Bedsores go by many names, including pressure sores and decubitus ulcers. Staff members at nursing homes know, or should know, that bedridden patients must be moved regularly in order to avoid bedsores. Tragically, many nursing homes cut corners and do not properly staff their facilities in a shortsighted attempt to maximize their profits. When this happens, it is the residents who suffer. Severe bedsore injuries are always preventable and a sign of nursing home abuse or neglect. If your loved one lives in a nursing home and has developed serious bedsores, a nursing home negligence lawyer can be invaluable.
The Albany lawyers of Rosenblum, Ronan, Kessler & Sarachan are devoted to helping injured people recover compensation, and justice, against the corporations or people who have injured them.
Bedsores are caused by constant pressure on one part of the body. As a result of the pressure, there is reduced blood flow to that part of the body. The skin deteriorates and bedsores can form. Bedsores are most likely to form on the bonier parts of the body. As these sores get worse, people are at greater risk for infection and even death. Bedsores have four stages.
- In a stage one bedsore, the skin is red and painful to the touch. In African Americans or individuals with darker skin, the skin may appear purple or blue. A stage one bedsore has not yet broken the skin and can be treated by relieving the pressure.
- A stage two bedsore looks similar to a blister and has caused damage to the skin.
- In a stage three bedsore, the sore has reached into the fat below the skin, but not yet the muscle underneath.
- A stage four bedsore has reached deep into the body, into muscle and even bone, tendons or other tissues. Surprisingly, stage three and stage four are not necessarily painful, due to the fact that the tissue damage is so extensive.
Stage three and four bedsores are the result of failing to move patients regularly. This is negligence, pure and simple. Our attorneys will take strong action designed to help your loved one recover all appropriate money damages.
Contact the Albany Bedsore Injury Lawyers of Rosenblum, Ronan, Kessler & Sarachan
If a loved one has contracted a serious bedsore in a nursing home, contact us to discuss your options. We offer a free consultation, and we do not charge attorneys' fees or recoup our expenses unless we help you obtain money damages.
