While some fractures occur because of weakness of the bones in elderly nursing home patients, other fractures occur due to abuse, neglect, or abandonment.  There are many scenarios in which a nursing home resident can sustain a fracture where abuse, neglect, and abandonment are to blame.  Some of these situations occur due to a number of reasons.  A staff member may get impatient and grab a patient’s arm or shove them and cause a fracture in another part of the body.  Slips and falls may lead to fractures when residents are unsupervised and not monitored properly.  Residents may slip on a wet surface, fall out of bed, slip on the bathroom floor, or trip over any obstacles in their way.  All of these things can lead to fractures that can be hard to heal for nursing home residents.  Abusive staff members who have opportunities for abuse may actually forcefully break the arm of a nursing home resident if they become angry or if they feel like the resident must be punished for some reason.  This is one of the most sinister forms of abuse that takes place in a nursing home setting.  If your loved one has sustained a fracture due to the abuse, neglect, or abandonment of nursing home staff members, contacting a San Diego nursing home abuse attorney can help you to document your case and make the nursing home accountable for the actions of its staff members.

For questions about Nursing Home Abuse in Southern California you can contact Southern California Nursing Home Abuse Lawyer Michael Young to discuss you or your loved ones situation. The Elder Abuse Law Offices of Young and Wallin serve all counties in Southern California, including nursing home neglect cases in Los Angeles, nursing home neglect cases in Riverside, nursing home negligence matters in Orange County, as well as San Bernardino and San Diego. Contact us if you would like more information on how you can put an end to nursing home abuse in southern California.

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Infections often occur even with good care and attention from nursing home staff members because elderly people often have weakened immune systems and are not able to fight disease as well as younger people.  However, these infections can be controlled with medication and proper monitoring.  Other infections can develop when staff members fail to maintain sanitary conditions or when residents go without medication or personal care.  These infections can be dangerous if left unchecked and can develop into more serious conditions or even lead to death.  Some of the infections that can develop due to nursing home neglect include

•  Pneumonia

•  Urinary tract infection

•  Infected bed sores or skin wounds

•  Upper respiratory infections

•  Eye infections

All of these infections can occur when residents are neglected or their medical needs are not attended to properly.  This is especially true with bed sores and skin wounds that become infected because nursing home staff members do not do dressing changes frequently enough or do not turn patients in bed to ensure that bed sores don’t occur.  Existing infections can also become worse when neglect takes place, leading from an easily treatable infection to sepsis or even death.  If you feel that you have a case for nursing home abuse, contact a San Bernardino nursing home abuse lawyer to find out how you can get help for your loved one.

If you have questions or comments and have concerns about the care a loved on is receiving at a California nursing home facility please feel free to contact Nursing Home Neglect Attorney Michael Young for a FREE NURSING HOME ABUSE CONSULTATION on your nursing home abuse matter. The California Nursing Home Abuse Law Offices of Young and Wallin has offices throughout southern California to serve you including an elder abuse law office in Orange County, Riverside and San Bernardino County. Mr. Young handles nursing home neglect cases throughout the state of California on a case by case basis.

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There are many causes of infection in nursing homes where neglect occurs.  Most of these causes involve residents not getting the right medications or the hygiene care needed to keep infection at bay.  Some of the major causes of infections due to nursing home neglect are

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While some fractures occur because of weakness of the bones in elderly nursing home patients, other fractures occur due to abuse, neglect, or abandonment.  There are many scenarios in which a nursing home resident can sustain a fracture where abuse, neglect, and abandonment are to blame. 

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One of the most common results of abuse or neglect is fractures sustained during falls or when an abuser gets too physical with a resident. 

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Pressure Ulcers May Indicate Problems with Nursing Home Care

It is estimated that 2.5 million pressure ulcers are treated each year in acute care facilities in the United States, at a cost of about $11 billion.

Pressure ulcers, also known as pressure sores, bedsores, and decubitus ulcers are a result of unrelieved pressure on the skin. When a person remains in one position too long, without moving, the skin can break down. Excessive moisture or friction on the skin may also contribute to pressure ulcers.

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