After all our loved ones have done for us throughout our lives, it pains us to imagine that they would be denied the dignity and regard that they have earned. The Racine bedsore injury attorneys of Nursing Home Law Center LLC are equipped to act on your loved one’s behalf in the event that the nightmarish fear that he or she is neglected turns to reality. It is our purpose to ensure that the failure of any nursing facility to deliver basic and reasonable care— such as preventative treatment for pressure sores — suffers consequences for placing profits above people.
Racine’s population of over 77,000 makes it the fifth largest city in the State of Wisconsin. Of that number, just fewer than 11% are over the age of 65 and there are thousands still who are aged between 50 and 64 years old. Over the next decade, the increasing demand for senior services and assistance programs is likely to place stress on the current system.
The Aging and Disability Resource Center of Racine County connects countless seniors with the services, programs and activities they need to remain active, involved and healthy so that they can maintain their independence for as long as possible. Programs include educational courses on topics such as preventative care, adjusting to life with chronic conditions, nutrition and more.
There are currently 27 nursing centers within 25 miles of Racine, which provides the illusion of choice on the surface, but when considering which homes offer adequate care, that number dwindles considerably. Only four centers received five stars while eleven were rated one or two stars, making it almost three times as likely that nursing residents are residing in a facility with a history of providing subpar care.
Refusing to place your loved one in a care center that has repeatedly delivered substandard care is one of the ways to motivate those facilities to change their policies, but it can be difficult to find the right home without the right resources. Our Racine pressure sore lawyers suggest using the nursing home compare tool provided by Medicare at https://www.medicare.gov/nursinghomecompare because it provides indispensable information about every nursing center in area such as health inspection ratings, penalty histories and staff quality ratings.
It can also allow you to expand your search. It is surprising how many nursing homes you can find with perfect ratings if you are willing to travel just a little farther.
Patients who are unable to move on their own accord must only be shifted into different positions every two to three hours so that the pressure on their joints doesn’t continue to block blood flow to the surrounding tissue. If caregivers are able to devote the time to perform this preventative measure, they can also detect the presence of any developing sores and act before they are allowed to progress. For this reason, neglect is the most likely cause of severe pressure ulcers.
We cannot sit by idly as the nursing care industry continues to see steady increases in the number of neglect cases year by year. This epidemic of abuse is being driven by the refusal of for profit chains to invest in the acquisition and training of skilled staff members in enough numbers to cover the needs of their patients. Advanced stage bedsores are a reflection on the inability of overwhelmed caregivers to deliver even the most minor of care to those they are responsible for.
Nursing Home Law Center LLC has worked with thousands of nursing neglect victims to recover the compensation they needed to cover the costs of medical expenses, the transition to a more reputable nursing home, out of pocket expenses and the pain and suffering they endured. To learn more about your legal options and what we can do to ensure your case has the best chance of success, contact us today to arrange a free case review with one of our award winning Racine bedsore injury attorneys.
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Attorney Gerald Bekkerman
Licensed in Wisconsin
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