Can bed sores be a sign of nursing home neglect?
Bed sores may be a sign of assisted living facility or nursing home neglect or nursing home abuse. Bed sores are unacceptable and can be prevented by changing a persons position frequently and by making sure patients have adequate nutrition. A patient develops a pressure ulcer because, at some point, he or she had inadequate pressure relief. claims Dr. Kenneth Olshanski, a clinical professor of plastic surgery at Virginia Commonwealth University-Medical College of Virginia, Richmond. According to Dr. Olashanski, if a patient develops an bedsore in the course of his or her stay in a hospital or nursing home, then the nursing staff [or doctor] fell down on the job, pure and simple.[1] Bedsores are one of the required indicators of quality of care measured and reported by nursing homes to participate in the Medicare and Medicaid programs.[2] Preventing bedsores requires time, effort and adequate staffing. Nursing homes that accept severely ill patients who either have or are at severe ris
