People across the country are beginning to lose faith in the nursing care industry as they continue to hear alarming reports of neglect and abuse. It is completely understandable for you to be apprehensive about placing your loved one under the care of people who may prioritize profit over his or her health which is why the Sandy Springs bedsore injury attorneys of Nursing Home Law Center LLC are prepared to take action on behalf of those who have been harmed due to the violation of the trust our clients have placed in the care centers that failed to provide the care they promised.
The city of Sandy Springs has seen an explosion of growth over the last five years, with its burgeoning population rising from just under 94,000 to over 105,000 between 2010 and 2015. Seniors make up almost 11% of Sandy Springs populace, and those aged between 50 and 64 represent yet another significant segment. The need for senior services and programs designed to bolster the ability of the aging to remain independent and active will grow markedly over the next decade.
Many of the aging residents living in Sandy Springs can enjoy access to recreational activities, educational opportunities and health and fitness programs through the Dorothy C. Benson Senior Multipurpose Complex— more familiarly referred to as the Benson Center. The center offers a recreational center, wellness area, pool and cafeteria where members can enjoy hot meals. Its adult daycare unit provides assistance to those who require help with routine tasks, but are not yet in need of fulltime assistive care.
To learn more, you can visit bensoncenter.org.
With 52 nursing centers in the area, Sandy Springs residents have bountiful access to choices regarding their loved ones’ care, but Medicare ratings have shown that more of these facilities have histories of problematic care than those which deliver the treatment you expect. 26 care centers were rated two stars or worse while only 11 received a perfect grade. Those who are already hesitant to place a loved one into a nursing home may find this information only reinforces their fears, but some qualified facilities do exist.
Our Sandy Springs pressure sore lawyers recommend using the Medicare nursing home compare tool found at medicare.gov to more readily discern which facilities are most likely to provide the type of care your loved one needs and to eliminate those with reputations for providing inferior treatment. The tool will also reveal whether the facilities you are considering have been penalized, denied payments or failed any recent health inspections.
By simply paying attention to the news, it is obvious that nursing abuse and neglect is becoming a rampant problem across the entire nation. Bedsores are often indicators that signal attorneys to conduct more wide scale investigations into the practices in force at care centers because the amount of neglect required for patients to suffer from advanced pressure ulcers is staggering.
Preventative measures such as moving patients into different positions every two to three hours and checking for signs of existing sores are so simple that they fall into the realm of the basic care that everyone should reasonably expect. If a facility is so understaffed that this care is being denied, it calls into question what other offenses are being committed. In some instances, a pressure sore case can reveal numerous other deficiencies and abuses that the facility must answer for.
Nursing Home Law Center LLC is passionate about providing a voice to those who have suffered in silence simply because nursing home administrators placed more value in lowering expenses than in delivering care at a reasonable standard. If your loved one has been injured due to an advanced pressure ulcer, we would like to invite you to discuss the details of your claim with one of our award winning Sandy Springs bedsore injury attorneys so that we can help you decide how best to proceed. Contact us today! We guarantee that our services will never cost you a thing if we fail to secure damages on your behalf.
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If you are looking for an attorney to assist with the investigation or prosecution of an Atlanta nursing home abuse case involving bed sores or other injury visit the pages below:
Attorney Lance D. Lourie
Licensed in Georgia
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