The Dangers Of Scabies In The Nursing Home
Placing a family member in a nursing home is often because of the amount of care; they need that is not possible to give in the home. In some cases it is medical care that is required and in other cases, it is the need for someone to assist the elderly person during wakeful hours and during sleeping hours. This is in many cases to difficult for their children who work, too be there to also care for their aging relative. This is not an easy decision for the child of an aging parent, aunt or uncle when the responsibility has fallen on them. It is also a difficult matter for the Los Angeles personal injury attorneys that may be taking on the case dude to the stressed clients.
When this decision has been thought out and investigated to decide which nursing home is safest, what the family might not realize are the dangers of scabies in the nursing home. Even in the best facilities, without the proper watchful eye scabies can infect every resident.
The scabies are microscopic mites known medically as Sarcoptes scabiei, these are mites that burrow into the skin and once embedded they lay eggs. Once the eggs are laid, they cause an allergic reaction in the skin. This reaction causes a rash and causes unstoppable itching. When medical care is not given promptly for the condition it becomes worse, and the skin will have spots where the skin becomes crusted. Underneath of this dried and crusted skin are thousands and in some cases millions of scabies.
This should not be a situation that occurs in the San Ana nursing home, this is a form of neglect for the residents to suffer the pain of the microscopic mites on their skin. This painful and can even be dangerous for an elderly person. Skin breakage is a high risk of infection in an older person, which can place their health at risk.
The dangers of scabies in the Santa Ana nursing home should not be something the elderly person has to suffer with, and if it does occur it is negligence when there is not immediate medical attention. This is when the family needs to consult an Orange County or Los Angeles elderly abuse attorney. This is a personal injury attorney that can hold the nursing home responsible for the pain and suffering they have caused the aging family member. It also means the Santa Ana nursing home is on notice their neglect will not be tolerated.
If you suffered an injury contact Ehline Law | Los Angeles Injury Lawyer PC at 633 West Fifth Street, 28th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90071. 213-596-9642.