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Elder Neglect and Elder Abuse Laws – Duty to Prevent Infections
Due to elderly residents already low immune systems infections in long term care facilities represent one of the most common cause of mortality and morbidity. More so residence in nursing homes are grouped together in confined spaces causing pre existing infections to spread form one resident to another. Some of the most common causes of preventable infections in nursing home care facilities are as follows.- Failure of managers and operators to adequately train staff.
- Low staff – failure to provide the level of care because of low number of employees charged with the care of residents.
- Failure to follow proper hygiene standards.
- Failure to properly clean and change bedding and sheets of elderly resident with incontinence issues.
- Failure to prevent and treat pressure ulcers resulting in infections.
- Scabies- caused by ectoparasite infestation by mites
- MRSA – Staphylococcus aureus
- Pneumonia
- Staph infections
- Infections of the blood stream
- Sepsis
- Skin infections including fungal infections
- UTI – Urinary Tract Infections
- Influenza – Flu Virus and other respiratory infections
- Sexually Transmitted diseases – Often caused by sexual assault and abuse