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Data Brief - Pressure Ulcers Among Nursing Home Residents

By Raleigh, Wilmington and Fayetteville North Carolina Injury and Wrongful Death Attorney Thomas W. Pleasant. The Division of Health Care Statistics (DHCS) of the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) released its Long-Term Care Statistics Branch NCHS Data Brief: Pressure Ulcers Among Nursing Home Residents:  United States, 2004. After clicking on this link, you can access the data brief by clicking on "New Report Shows 1 in 10 Nursing Home Residents Have Bed Sores." This brief may be of interest to those involved in nursing home litigation, or legal cases against hospitals, where the patient or resident developed pressure ulcers or pressure sores. Pressure sores are a recurring theme in nursing home claims. For more information about nursing home lawsuits, and legal representation in nursing home or hospital cases in North Carolina, you can contact me Toll Free at 888-435-7156.