North Carolina injury and wrongful death attorney Thomas Pleasant's blog deals with many aspects of personal injury and wrongful death law, including especially nursing home abuse, nursing home neglect, nursing home injury, nursing home wrongful death, medical negligence and medical malpractice, including injury and wrongful death from medical errors and medical mistakes by doctors, nurses, hospitals, and other health care providers. The blog also deals with unfair insurance claims practices by insurance companies.

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11/17/2008
Thomas Pleasant
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Pressure Ulcers in Adults: Prediction and Prevention (Nursing Home Clinical Practice Guidelines)

I am attaching a link to the "Quick Reference Guide" regarding pressure ulcers, which occur in nursing homes pretty commonly (but inexcusably)  in my opinion. These shorter clinical practice guidelines, along with the full-length guidelines, are found at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services website. If you or someone you love was injured via pressure sores/ulcers from neglect in a nursing home, you might check out these guidelines. They should apply to North Carolina nursing homes as a "standard of care" for preventing, assessing and caring for pressure sores. If you have recently put a loved one into a nursing home, you might consult these guidelines to help ensure your loved one is being properly cared for so as to prevent pressure sores/ulcers from developing. Pressure sores are serious, hurt badly in some instances, and can even be deadly if they become infected. If you are in the Raleigh, Fayetteville, Wilmington, Charlotte, or other North Carolina areas; feel free to contact me if you have questions about pressure sores or other nursing home questions.


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