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Infection, Sepsis, and Delayed Treatment in Nursing Homes

Untreated infections become sepsis when staff miss the warning signs; a nursing home sepsis lawyer traces the vital signs hour by hour to when the physician was called.

Urinary tract infections, pneumonia, and infected wounds are common in nursing homes and treatable when caught early. Sepsis develops when an infection goes unrecognized. A fever, a drop in blood pressure, a change in alertness, or a wound that smells different are signs a nurse is trained to escalate. When those signs sit in the chart for a day without a call to the physician or a transfer to the hospital, the delay is the case.

What We Investigate

• Vital sign records

• When symptoms were first charted and when the physician was called

• Whether orders for labs or antibiotics were carried out

• The delay between the first sign and the hospital transfer

What Families Can Do

• Ask for vital signs when your loved one seems unwell

• Insist that the physician be notified

• Ask for a hospital evaluation if the facility delays