Bedsores are known by several names including: pressure sores, decubitus ulcers, and pressure injuries. A bedsore is a wound that develops as a result of unrelieved pressure on a specific part of the body, most commonly the sacral region and the heels.
If an individual is unable to reposition themselves while lying in bed or sitting in a wheelchair, care providers are required to turn and reposition the person regularly to ensure that bedsores do not develop. If care providers do not do this and a pressure injury occurs, the care providers for that individual are responsible for the development of that wound.
“These are almost entirely avoidable injuries. They do not need to happen. Nursing home staff have the duty to timely and consistently turn and reposition their residents. That is how they are trained. That is what the standard of care requires. If they fail to do it and my client suffers a pressure ulcer as a result, I will certainly hold them accountable.” Murphy says.
A graduate of Rutgers School of Law (Juris Doctor), Murphy has been admitted to practice in Pennsylvania and New Jersey and is a member of both the Pennsylvania State Bar and the New Jersey State Bar; he is also a member of the American Bar Association, the American Association of Justice, the Philadelphia Trial Lawyers Association, the AAJ Nursing Home Litigation Group, and the Mercer County Bar Association.
About The Law Firm of Brian P. Murphy, PC
Located in Washington Crossing, PA, The Law Firm of Brian P. Murphy, PC, is a nursing home abuse and neglect practice that includes, but is not limited to, the following areas:
Since 2006, Brian P. Murphy, Esq. has devoted his practice to fighting for the rights of nursing home residents. In 2015, he established The Law Firm of Brian P. Murphy, PC with the intent of helping nursing home abuse victims in NJ and PA. Mr. Murphy is licensed in New Jersey and Pennsylvania and is committed to holding accountable New Jersey and Philadelphia/Pennsylvania nursing homes responsible for nursing home neglect, abuse, and fraud. As a nursing home malpractice and wrongful death attorney, Mr. Murphy has litigated hundreds of nursing home cases involving bedsores, falls, malnutrition, dehydration, physical/sexual abuse, and wrongful death. He has authored various articles and lectured locally and nationally to fellow attorneys about effective strategies for holding nursing homes responsible for neglect and abuse of their residents. For more information please contact Brian P. Murphy directly at (215) 579-8500, or visit the law firm website.
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