Bedsores are also known as pressure sores, pressure ulcers are basically skin wounds and generally form in those areas where a person can have the least padding of muscle and fat.

These wounds arise by the pressure on the skin in contact with a bed or wheelchair and they are mighty painful. They take long time to heal and are often considered as preordination of life-threatening complications such as severe infection in your skin, blood and in your bones.

The infections that an elder or dependant adult receive from bedsores can and will cause pain and suffering and in many instances wrongful death.

About the Author

Attorney Steven Peck has been practicing law since 1981. A former successful business owner, Mr. Peck initially focused his legal career on business law. Within the first three years, after some colleagues and friend’s parents endured nursing home neglect and elder abuse, he continued his education to begin practicing elder law and nursing home abuse law.