From our offices in Hackensack and Manhattan, we serve individuals and businesses across northern New Jersey including Bergen County, Essex County, Union County, Middlesex County and Passaic County and the five boroughs of New York City.
Bed Sores From Nursing Home Neglect
Bed sores are not a natural symptom of aging. They are a red flag of patient neglect. You are right to be concerned and outraged if your loved one has developed these painful and dangerous wounds in a nursing home.
The law firm of Kirsch Gartenberg Howard LLP can intervene to ensure that your family member gets competent medical care and that the nursing care facility is held accountable. We have sued nursing homes across New Jersey and New York City for the needless suffering and complications of bed sores, including hospitalization or death. Call 877-319-7488 for a free consultation.
New Jersey Bed Sore Lawyer
Bed sores, also called pressure ulcers or pressure sores, develop as irritation of the skin around the bony pressure points of the body — hips, tailbone, heels, elbows. Untreated, they become open wounds that penetrate deeper and deeper into underlying tissues, exposing muscle and even bone. Pressure ulcers are painful, debilitating and highly prone to infection. Once they take hold, they are very difficult to treat and slow to heal.
What causes bed sores? Substandard care and medical neglect:
- Bedridden patients should be repositioned by staffers every one to two hours to relieve the pressure and allow blood to circulate.
- Malnutrition and dehydration inhibit healing, and bed sores weaken an already compromised immune system.
- Bed sores demand aggressive medical treatment and transfer to a hospital in advanced stages.
Bergen County Pressure Ulcers Attorney
Thomas Howard is a certified civil trial lawyer with 30 years of experience, including dozens of nursing home neglect cases throughout New Jersey. We also work closely with attorneys in the NYC area who specialize in these cases. We have successfully sued for-profit nursing homes notorious for understaffing and negligent medical care that allowed bed sores to develop, fester and worsen, causing pain, suffering and, in many instances, death.
Arrange a free case evaluation today at our offices in Hackensack (NJ) and Manhattan (NY).
