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Sepsis is a severe illness in which the bloodstream is overwhelmed by bacteria. Common places where an infection might start include the bowel, the kidneys, the lungs, and the skin. Sepsis infection can vary but bed sores from neglectful nursing home care can eventually cause the dangerous bacterial condition and an elder person is more susceptible to sepsis infection since their immune systems are worn down says California Nursing Home Abuse and Neglect Lawyer Steven Peck.

Many of times under qualified, under trained, underpaid nursing home workers, sometimes with previous records of abuse/neglect, are caring for the elders in nursing homes or health care facilities causing Elders to be susceptible to severe bedsores causing sepsis, and even wrongful death.

The cases of sepsis have almost doubled over the last ten years, which is easily correlated to the increase of people that have aged and the extremely high incidence of nursing home abuse. In fact, even with aggressive sepsis treatment around 215,000 Americans with sepsis will end up dying from it every year.

Depending on the individual, symptoms of sepsis infection can range. When elders in nursing homes develop bed sores, largely because of nursing home abuse neglect, they will sometimes develop sepsis symptoms. Some of these common symptoms include:

Fever

Shaking

Skin Rash

Rapid Heartbeat

Hyperventilation

Delirium

Chills