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Pressure Ulcer Information from Wound Care Association (May Help Nursing Home Staff)

By North Carolina nursing home, assisted living attorney Thomas Waitt Pleasant. Toll Free 888-435-7156.  The Canadian Association of Wound Care sponsors a pressure sore prevention website for its Pressure Sore Awareness Program. This site has some good, basic information that may be of use to those who have family or friends in a nursing home or assisted living facility. While understaffing in nursing homes is a major cause of pressure sores (because the lack of staff prohibits proper turning and repositioning, and also proper nutrition required for the healing of pressure sores or pressure ulcers), this site gives some basic healthcare information on how -- assuming the nursing home, hospital or other health care facility has sufficient staff --  to evaluate the risk a nursing home or hospital resident has for developing pressure sores; and how to treat those sores to keep them from getting worse. This organization has develped a program to help facilities reduce pressure sores. Bad pressure sores generally should not happen, and if you or someone you care about has serious pressure sores, you may wish to contact a nursing home lawyer to help you determine whether a legal claim is appropriate. I am available to assist with such an evaluation in North Carolina, and can arrange to meet with clients anywhere in North Carolina, including at our Raleigh, Wilmington or Fayetteville North Carolina locations. Contact my office for help. Toll Free 888-435-7156.