Pressure ulcers — often referred to as “bed sores” — are a common and frequent sign of nursing home abuse and neglect.  Pressure ulcers are ranked for level of severity in stages — Stage I being the least severe and Stage IV + being the most severe. Recently, wound care experts have criticized the current.

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In the State of Illinois, we have a law called the “Illinois Nursing Home Care Act” commonly referred to as the NHCA.  The NHCA sets forth minimum standards of care that nursing homes must abide by.  When a nursing home fails to maintain those minimum standards, or otherwise violates the NHCA — the nursing home.