The Lansing bedsore injury attorneys of Nursing Home Law Center LLC are advocates for those who have been injured due to long term neglect while under the care of a nursing home or assisted living community. We believe that the decision by many administrators to reduce staff in order to save money at the expense of patients is horrendous and there needs to be a strong response in order to discourage the use of this strategy in the future. When properly staffed, there is no reason any care center should be unable to provide the simple preventative care that is necessary to reduce the likelihood patients will develop advanced stage pressure ulcers.
Lansing’s population of over 115,000 people makes it the fifth largest city in the state of Michigan. Almost 10% of its population is over the age of 65 and a large segment of the populace is preparing to join the senior segment in the next decade. Such a significant senior presence demands access to senior services tailored to keeping aging residents active, healthy and involved. Many of Lansing’s residents can find the programs they are looking for through the Tri-County Office on Aging.
In addition to providing social and recreational activities through its senior centers, the Tri-County Office on Aging seeks to provide assistance and resources aging residents can use to remain independent, even if they are unable to do some of the things they were once able to. Programs include a meals on wheels program, Medicare and Medicaid assistance, caregiver support, educational courses and more. To learn more, you can visit http://www.tcoa.org/.
There are only 15 nursing homes in the immediate vicinity of Lansing for residents to choose from and only three of them earned five star ratings from Medicare. This legitimizes the concerns many have over the quality of care their loved ones are likely to receive and may even keep them from placing a loved one into a nursing home when it is truly necessary. Our Lansing pressure sore lawyers direct many people to the nursing home compare tool offered by Medicare when they are searching for a care center because it allows them to expand their search based on distance, facility type and other important needs.
Most importantly, however, is that it will allow you to see whether a home is adequately staffed, has received penalties in recent history and provides sufficient quality control measures to keep patients safe and comfortable. You can access this tool by visiting https://www.medicare.gov/nursinghomecompare.
As more homes resort to understaffing in order to boost profits, residents will suffer from a drastic reduction in the quality of care they receive. Bedsores are often a signal of widespread neglect because they can almost always be prevented when caregivers check in with their patients every two or three hours and look for evidence of developing ulcers. Even when patients do develop a pressure sore, the issue can be handled quickly and with little effect when staff members apply topical medications and continue to adjust the patient’s position.
If patients are not receiving what we consider to be extremely basic care, it is reason to seek compensation in order to make things right for the victim and to send the message that this type of behavior will have stern consequences.
Nursing Home Law Center LLC has helped thousands of nursing home neglect victims recover the compensation they deserve for the injuries they were forced to endure. If your loved one has been injured, we would like to invite you to contact us today so that you can arrange a free consultation with an award winning Lansing bedsore injury attorney where we can review the details of your claim and discuss your legal options. If we are unable to secure the compensation you deserve on your behalf, you will owe us nothing for our time and services.
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