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Nursing Home Abuse in Pompano Beach
Falls Spell Danger in Nursing Homes
In the U.S., an average nursing home with 100 beds is likely to report up to 200 falls among its residents in a year’s time.
About 150 nursing home residents die in this country every month because of injuries suffered in falls.
Nationwide, about 1.5 million Americans over age 65 live in nursing homes, and the number is expected to double by 2030.
Up to three out of every four nursing home residents can expect to fall at least once in a year’s time. Most will fall more often – nearly three times, on average.
As many as 20% of falls cause serious harm to nursing home patients, reducing their quality of life, leaving them with pain, loss of function, and depression.
Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
More than 100,000 people call Pompano Beach home. The Broward County city’s enviable location on South Florida’s beautiful Atlantic beaches makes the community a prime tourist destination, as well as an attractive locale for residents seeking the tropical lifestyle. CNN, Money Magazine, and the Wall Street Journal have declared Pompano Beach to be among America’s top real estate and vacation home markets. Even the Goodyear Blimp, headquartered at Pompano Beach Airpark, finds the local life to its liking.
In even the greatest communities, challenges come along every day. At Freeman Injury Law, our Pompano Beach nursing home neglect and abuse attorneys see the harm that people can suffer when they are left without the health care and the attention they need to thrive. In fact, our elder abuse lawyers know that in or out of nursing homes, frail elderly residents are at risk for abuses of all sorts – physical, emotional, and financial. Our firm believes that every citizen of Pompano Beach deserves to enjoy the beauty and safety our community offers. That’s why we’re prepared to take a strong stand to protect the rights of nursing home residents and others who suffer harm at the hands of those entrusted to care for them.
Every year in the U.S., three-quarters of a million people fight for their lives against the severe infection known as sepsis. The nursing home neglect lawyers at our firm know that as many as half of those people will lose that fight. Sepsis is caused by an overreaction of the immune system to bacteria that enter the body through bedsores or other wounds. The infection can rapidly progress, requiring aggressive treatment in hospital intensive care units. Expensive and often deadly, sepsis is an unfortunate result of wounds that may be caused by neglect of ill nursing home residents who need help to move in bed. Our experienced lawyers know the signs of this heartbreaking abuse, and we are determined to help victims recover damages due them for inadequate care and the harm it causes.
Sepsis isn’t the only threat nursing home residents face. Other types of infection can be just as deadly. In addition, figures from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirm that about 1,800 residents lose their lives each year because of falls in nursing facilities. Many more suffer painful and life-altering injuries in falls that could have been prevented with proper care, well-maintained equipment, or attentive caregivers.
At Freeman Injury Law, our Pompano Beach elder abuse lawyers are experienced in handling a full range of cases that involve abuse or neglect that leaves chronically ill or elderly residents of our community or nearby nursing homes suffering. Our firm is known for its commitment to serve every client with the dignity, compassion and respect we all deserve. We won’t rest until those who neglect or harm ill and elderly people are brought to justice. Our nursing home neglect and abuse lawyers are tenacious negotiators and proven victors in the state’s courtrooms. When you have questions about the care that you or a loved one receive, don’t wait until the situation worsens. Call our firm and ask for a free consultation. Our Pompano Beach nursing home abuse attorneys will come to you if you are too ill to visit our offices. We’re ready to fight for your rights and to provide the strong advocacy you need.
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