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Ms. Doe, 87, suffered a broken hip and underwent surgical repair. She was subsequently admitted to a nursing home for rehabilitation. It was noted at the time of the admission that she had a red area on her sacrum<\/a>. Ms. Doe received an air mattress to relieve pressure on her sacral area but not until almost one month later.<\/p>\n

Ms. Doe\u2019s sacral area continued to deteriorate. However, her daily progress notes indicated there was no wound present. A nurse practitioner urged the nursing home staff to turn and reposition Ms. Doe, but this advice allegedly was ignored. \u00a0The staff claimed it continued to document the absence of any wound.<\/p>\n

Ms. Doe\u2019s family noticed a foul odor and discovered she had a sacral pressure wound which was deemed to be Stage IV.<\/p>\n

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