Decubitus Ulcers Are Among Many Signs of Neglect
How do you know if your loved one is being neglected in a nursing home? When you go to visit, everything looks fine, but your loved one is unable to express his/her pain to you in words. When a nurses aide comes in to attend to your loved one, you noticed a big sore on the side of their leg. When you question it, the nurses aide claims that it is noting but a simple sore. This is wrong. What you are actually looking at are signs of neglect.
A decubitus ulcer is commonly known as a bed sore. A decubitus ulcer can be a simple red or pink mark on the skin or it can be as bad as a very deep sore that reaches into the bone or internal organ. They are caused by prolonged pressure on a particular part of the body and are seen on patients who are bedridden (Thus the name, bed sore).
Most nursing facilities have a policy to turn bedridden patients once every two hours in order to prevent decubitus ulcers from forming. If your loved one has these decubitus ulcers, then they are not being turned in the bed as often as required and this is a form of neglect in a nursing home.
These decubitus ulcers can lead to further complications, including death if not treated. Therefore, if you have seen decubitus ulcers on your loved one, you should first consult with the doctors and nurses in the facility. If they fail to respond or give you a reasonable answer to why there are decubitus ulcers on your loved one, then you should consider filing a report or a complaint for nursing home neglect.
The decubitus ulcer is often painful. So, your loved one may be in severe pain and unable to express their pain. They may be crying for help, but no one is listening. This is neglect. No one should have to suffer the pain of decubitus ulcers. Simply turning or repositioning your loved one every two hours will prevent these ulcers from forming. They should not be there in the first place, but if you do notice them, you should be informed that your loved one is experiencing some form of neglect in their nursing home.
It is true that decubitus ulcers are considered preventable and the development of decubitus ulcers is evidence of some form of neglect. Many paralyzed or terminal individuals with very poor nutrition can be free of these ulcers. This can be accomplished by good patient care.
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