As the United States is seeing its largest senior population in history reach retirement in full force, the number of seniors requiring ongoing care is ballooning. This is coinciding with an epidemic of nursing neglect that is proving disastrous, as for-profit chains place profits above the wellbeing of the people they serve. The Chandler, AZ nursing home abuse attorneys of Nursing Home Law Center LLC represent a proactive force committed to holding negligent facilities accountable for failing to provide care which lives up to reasonable standards. There is no reason why any patient should endure the agony of developing pressure ulcers when these injuries are prevented through simple and routine care.
The City of Chandler is experiencing explosive growth as an attractive city for families to settle down and raise children. Its population rose 10.4% from 236,000 to almost 261,000 in the time between 2010 and 2015 and 7.8% of its residents are 65 years of age or older. While this is well below the national average of 13%, the senior population across the entire nation is swelling. From 2000 to 2010 alone, the national population rose 9.7% while it saw an increase in over 15% of those surpassing 65 years of age.
To serve the needs of the growing senior population, the City of Chandler operates four community and senior centers with programs tailored to the needs of the aging. Activities include arts and crafts, educational courses, dances, fitness programs and card and board games. Medical screenings and a benefits assistance program are also available to those who need or wish to take part.
Medicare ratings reveal how well nursing facilities serve the needs of their residents and invest in programs that enrich their lives and keep them comfortable. Of the 44 nursing homes throughout Chandler, only 17 were rated with a perfect score of five stars. This reaffirms the importance of investigating the nursing home you are considering when the need arises to place your loved one under professional care.
Our Chandler pressure sore lawyers refer many people to the Medicare nursing home compare tool when they are apprehensive about selecting the right home or when we assist them in relocating their neglected loved one. You can find the tool at www.medicare.gov and use it to compare multiple homes based on factors such as health inspection records, fines, staff quality and quality measures.
If your loved one is bedridden or requires assistance to get into and out of a bed or chair, he or she may be considered at risk for developing bedsores. The argument that patients in this category are prone to suffer from pressure sores and that their development is normal is seriously flawed, however. Minor sores develop after hours when a patient is left in the same position, but if the patient is turned or assisted out of bed and allowed to move for a short period, they can be prevented.
Once a sore develops, treatment is very simple as long as it has not been allowed to decay into an open wound. Topical medications and regular turning of the patient usually suffice, which is why it is unacceptable to believe that an advanced stage open sore can be justified as due to anything other than long term neglect.
Nursing Home Law Center LLC award-winning legal services to countless nursing neglect victims and we are determined to make sure that no one who has suffered receives anything less than the compensation and respect he or she deserves. If your loved one has been injured due to neglect, we invite you to arrange a risk-free case evaluation with no obligation so that we can review your claim and let you know exactly what we are able to do to help. If our Chandler bedsore injury attorneys are unable to secure damages on your behalf, our services won’t cost you a thing.
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If you are looking for an attorney to assist with the investigation or prosecution of a nursing home abuse case involving bed sores or other injury visit the pages below:
Attorney James Morgan
Licensed in Arizona
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