What is Sepsis? Sepsis describes a bacterial infection of the blood which can become fatal without treatment. The elderly often present a high risk for developing […]

Get the Facts About Bed Sores and Elder Neglect Most, if not all Bed sores, pressure sores and decubitus ulcers should be prevented, and those which […]

It is important to note that bed sores do not always result from being in bed as the name would imply. Some of the most severe […]

Common Names for Bed Sores “Bed sores” owe their name to the observation that patients who were bedridden and not properly repositioned would often develop ulcerations […]

A pressure ulcer, bed sore, or decubitus ulcer is an area of skin that breaks down when you stay in one position for too long without […]

Stage III/IV pressure ulcers are serious wounds that are very expensive to treat, some cases costing upwards of $70,000. Not only have Centers for Medicare & […]

How Do You Know if your Loved One is being Neglected in a Nursing Home? When you go to visit, everything appears fine, but your loved […]

There is no such thing as an unavoidable pressure ulcer, although now the Federal Government seems to be saying otherwise. Or, are they really? We shall […]

Contractures are painful, disfiguring deformities of the joints, caused by immobility, and often resulting in reduced range of motion. Muscles shorten when a person endures long […]

A pressure ulcer is an area of skin that breaks down when you stay in one position for too long without shifting your weight. This often […]