The patients age and overall heath has an impact on their chances of recovery from a pressure sore and its complications. In circumstances where medical treatment has been delayed for patients with advanced pressure sores, the patient’s chance of recovery gradually diminishes.
Given that many medical examiners are hesitant to express opinions related to causation of death following the development of pressure sores, Rosenfeld Injury Lawyers works with medical experts to determine if a patient’s pressure sore was indeed related to their demise.
When causation is established, Rosenfeld Injury Lawyers evaluates all pressure sore death cases to determine the most advantageous way to proceed. Depending on the applicable law, the family of the individual may be entitled to pursue a lawsuit for wrongful death and survivorship on behalf of the deceased estate.
If your family member died following the development of a pressure sore, contact Rosenfeld Injury Lawyers for a
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A pending wrongful death lawsuit in Georgia, claims that a nursing homes poor care resulted in the development of pressure ulcers. It is alleged that the pressure sores eventually became so infected that they necessitated the amputation of the woman’s leg and eventually caused her death.
Like many families, the deceased woman’s daughter brought her mother to Rockmart Nursing and Rehabilitation Center from a different nursing home in order to bring her closer to her home. Unfortunately, her admission to Rockmart quickly brought about a variety of health problems during her three month admission….
With more than 500 locations in 33 states, ManorCare remains of the largest nursing home chains in the country. From a financial standpoint, ManorCare is clearly a very profitable operation. In 2006, the last year its profits were disclosed, ManorCare earned $167 million from $3.6 million in sales. In 2007, financial titan, the Carlyle Group purchased the company for a record breaking acquisition of HCR ManorCare in a reported $4.9 billion deal.
Sadly, despite its largess and financial profitability, nursing home patients in HCR ManorCare facilities are subject to many of the same stubborn problems encountered by patients at lesser known facilities. In particular, many patients in ManorCare skilled nursing facilities are at risk for development of pressure sores, also referred to as bed sores, decubitus ulcers or pressure ulcers….
The son of a deceased nursing home patient blames ‘under-staffing’ as the primary reason why his mother fell and subsequently developed pressure ulcers. Gary Brown filed a lawsuit against a county operated nursing home in Nebraska on behalf of his deceased mother’s estate.
In addition to under-staffing, the lawsuit alleges the facility allowed his mother to develop pressure ulcers (also referred to as pressure sores, decubitus ulcers or bed sores) during her recovery from a fall at the facility. Despite the fact that the pressure ulcers progressed and became infected, the facility also allegedly failed to notify the woman’s personal physician. Lastly, it is claimed that the pressure sores contributed to the patient’s death….