Tennessee Court Helps Establish Standard Of Care In Nursing Home Negligence Cases
An important court decision Tennessee Supreme Court decision helps clarify what is necessary for injured parties to prove their care in a nursing home negligence lawsuit. The case stems from the lawsuit initiated by Kimberly S. French, the daughter of Martha S. French. Ms. French brought a wrongful death case against the Stratford House nursing home alleging: Ordinary negligence Negligence per se based on violations of state and federal nursing home regulations Violations of the Tennessee Adult Protection Act In response to the lawsuit, the defendant nursing home filed a motion for partial summary judgment, dismissing the negligence per se...
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Lawsuit Alleges: One Week In The Nursing Home Results In Significant Deterioration Of Pressure Sores & Sepsis
After a one week stay at Caseyville Nursing and Rehabilitation (IL), Theresa Mary Steiner's pressure sores significantly deteriorated to the point that she had become 'septic' according to a recently filed lawsuit. The lawsuit claims that on December 12, 2008 Ms. Steiner was admitted to the facility with stage II pressure sores on her buttocks and early stage pressure sores on her heels. Five days later, when Ms. Steiner was discharged, the pressure sores (also known as pressure ulcer, decubitus ulcer or bed sore) had advanced to stage IV and Ms. Steiner had become known as septic. As a result of...
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Why do nursing homes describe pressure sores according to 'stages'?
"What do nursing homes describe pressure sores according to stages?" -Edith Phoenix, AZ Nursing homes and hospitals use a four stage scale to describe, monitor and treat pressure sores (also called bed sores, pressure ulcers or decubitus ulcers). By categorizing pressure sores, according to standardized characteristics, a sense of uniformity can be established amongst all medical facilities that treat people with pressure sores. Bed sores are categorized based on their severity (stage 1, stage 2, stage 3 or stage 4). The National Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel, a professional organization dedicated to the prevention and treatment of bed sores, has set...
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Everything You Want To Know About Pressure Sores
A client's daughter forwarded this link to me regarding pressure sores (or similarly called pressure ulcer, decubitus ulcer or bed sore). This is a thorough discussion of the subject and is useful to all who have pressure sores or who may be at high risk for developing them. This article appeared on the CNN website. Bedsores (Pressure sores) From MayoClinic.com Special to CNN.com Bedsores, more accurately called pressure sores or pressure ulcers, are areas of damaged skin and tissue that develop when sustained pressure -- usually from a bed or wheelchair -- cuts off circulation to vulnerable parts of your body,...
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