I posted over a year ago about a series of events that led to my mother developing what grew to be a very large bedsore.
I finally got her moved to a different facility a week ago. We had our first care meeting today. They are a much more caring group and will work towards solving it. I don't know that can happen. My husband looked at the picture. It is deep with muscle and bone showing.
She basically lies in bed all day because movement elsewhere just causes great discomfort. She is on a special air mattress and is moved so as to not lay on it constantly Fortunately she enjoys reading and watching news. Her life has been rendered to such a limited state.
It is just sad because none of this had to happen. A series of mistakes at the former facility led to this. I would warn anyone if their loved one stays mostly stationary on their back this can happen very quickly and is very hard to heal in the elderly who are further compromised.
Some here know my story so in a way I was just giving an update.
It took awhile to get a bed in a different suitable facility. The previous facility did manage to reduce the size of the sore but they were responsible for it in the first place. They also downplayed it but then it did improve from what became massive around a year ago at this point. An infectious disease doctor basically wrote her off. Terrible bedside manner.
Luckily the one and only one that my Husband got was on his heel and it never progressed past a pink spot.
(I am not normally one that would say see a lawyer but if the pressure sore was caused or made worse by negligence or malpractice then I would talk to an attorney)
Thankfully, he was a candidate for surgery and in January the doc removed part of the tailbone and just closed the whole thing up. It has healed up nicely.
Unfortunately, I know from experience how quickly a tiny red spot can escalate. For us too, mistakes and frankly bad luck and bad timing played a role, too. And in our case, family caregiver fatigue may have helped cause or exacerbate the problem (for instance, our alternating pressure pad had stopped inflating properly at some point but I hadn’t noticed. . .)
In any event, my best, best wishes for your mom’s health and comfort, and comfort for you, too!
I can't say alot right now but we searched other facilities to arrive where she is now upon recommendation from legal counsel. I also wanted her elsewhere but needed to find a place that was a definite improvement, not just a substitute. This place will cost more money but so far I understand why. Thank you all for your heartfelt concerns.