If your loved one developed an advanced stage pressure ulcer due to neglect while under the care of an Orlando nursing center, you may be entitled to compensation for the cost of his or her medical care, pain and suffering and other out of pocket expenses. The Orlando bedsore injury attorneys of Nursing Home Law Center LLC are leading representatives of the injured and will fight tirelessly on your behalf to hold those responsible for your loved one’s injuries accountable for their misdeeds.
Orlando is the fifth largest city in Florida with a population of over 270,000. In the last five years, its population soared with a total increase of 13.4%. Senior citizens represent 9.4% of this total and there are thousands of residents between the ages of 50 and 65 who may be requiring senior services in the near future. With such a significant portion of the community aging or already retired, it is important they have access to the assistance and support they need.
The city of Orlando runs two senior centers where aging individuals can mingle with peers, stay active through enrollment in fitness programs or educational courses, sign up for special events or join their friends on group outings. Assistance is available for those who are no longer able to drive or who have difficulty leaving the home so that they can delay the need for ongoing assistive care. They can receive healthy and hot meals or rides to their appointments and the store through these programs.
For more information, visit cityoforlando.net.
If your loved one requires ongoing supervision that you are unable to provide yourself, it could be time to place him or her under the care of a nursing facility. Given the reputation that many homes have established over recent history for neglecting their residents in favor of better profit margins, there is a growing distrust toward the industry in general. To help you make sure that your loved one will be under the care of a qualified and reputable facility, our Orlando pressure sore lawyers recommend using the nursing home compare tool provided by Medicare.
This comprehensive tool will provide you with the grades Medicare has given all of the facilities in the area and allow you to see what factors influenced those grades— such as staff to patient ratio, fines, quality measures and more. If you want to use this tool in your search, visit the Medicare website at medicare.gov.
As more for profit nursing chains enter the industry, problems commonly associated with under-staffing are being reported more frequently. Bedsores are one of the most common of these issues, as patients develop them when left in the same position for an extended period of time. Overworked staff members are unable to reposition them or check in with them as often as is needed to prevent the development or worsening of the sores.
What it boils down to is that the administrators don’t want to pay the overhead to hire enough skilled workers or implement programs to make sure that patients are safe and comfortable. In many cases, the nursing centers will attempt to hide the neglect that results until the patient needs to be admitted to a hospital.
Nursing Home Law Center LLC is a leading network of attorneys dedicated to holding negligent nursing homes accountable for the pain and suffering their actions cause. If your loved one has been injured, we can help make sure that those responsible are required to provide compensation for the cost of the medical treatment, out of pocket expenses and agony your loved one has endured.
Contact us today to be connected with an award winning Orlando bedsore injury attorney so that we can discuss your legal options in detail and decide what plan of action is best for you. If we are unable to assist you in recovering the compensation you are entitled to, our services will be free of charge.
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