Nursing Home Patient Neglect Can be Intentional In nursing homes, negligent acts by staff account for the majority of injuries and deaths. Nonetheless, there are situations […]

When a person ages, the skin becomes thinner. Thus, when elderly people become bedridden, bedsores, also known as pressure sores or decubitus ulcers – easily occur. […]

Amputation, or the surgical removal of an extremity, may occur among nursing home residents. Most amputations are performed in order to control pain or the spread […]

Debridement The removal of necrotic tissue is an absolute must in the treatment of pressure sores. Because dead tissue is an ideal area for bacterial growth, […]

Bedsores also known as Pressure Sores and Decubitus Ulcers are accepted to be caused by three different tissue forces: Pressure, or the compression of tissues In […]

Oklahoma Ranks in the Top Five Worst States for Pressure Ulcers Prevention. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services estimate 7 percent of the state’s nursing […]

Every year, pressure ulcers affect more than one million acute care and nursing facility patients. Lawsuits over pressure ulcers are becoming increasingly common in both settings, […]

A decubitus ulcer, also called a pressure sore or bed sore, is an open wound on your skin. Pressure sores often occur on the skin covering […]

Bedsores are caused when patients are not turned regularly, or are left in poor hygiene. They may become infected if not spotted and treated quickly. While […]

A California Skilled Nursing facility has been sued for “willfully neglecting” an elderly dementia patient who was left to die in her own filth and feces […]