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Infections

Close living quarters, inadequate care, and a frail population create an ideal setting for infections to occur in nursing homes. Failure to promptly diagnose and treat infections in nursing home residents can lead to serious health consequences, and in some cases can be fatal. Nursing home staff members must be constantly on the lookout for signs of an infection and take precautions to prevent the spread of an infection from one patient to another. Every nursing home should abide by basic cleanliness standards, and frequent infections among nursing home residents may indicate that nursing home staff is failing to employ proper hand washing techniques.

There are several other causes of infection in nursing homes where neglect occurs.  Most of these causes involve residents not getting the right medications or the hygiene care needed to keep infections from occurring.  Some of the major causes of infections due to nursing home neglect are:

• Urinary infections that occur when residents must wait too long for someone to escort them to the bathroom
• Urinary infections caused by failure to clean or change catheters when needed
• Infections that spread and become worse when staff members do not administer antibiotics as directed

If your loved one gets frequent infections that can’t be adequately explained by a new or existing medical condition, you may want to contact an nursing home abuse attorney.