Can You Sue a Nursing Home for Sepsis Injuries?

Yes, you can sue a nursing home for sepsis injuries. Sepsis injuries are fairly common. What’ll often happen is, because of an underlying infection—and there can be a number of causes—for instance, if somebody develops a pressure ulcer from not being turned and repositioned (they’re sometimes called bedsores or decubitus ulcers), that will actually eat into the skin and they’ll develop a large open wound. Those will, of course, become infected and often lead to sepsis. Sepsis is essentially an infection that’s gone out of control. People will start undergoing organ failure, and if it’s not treated quickly, they can pass away.