If your loved one has a bed sore and is later diagnosed with sepsis then there is a strong likelihood that the sepsis is due to […]

Medical complications such as malnutrition, dehydration and bed sores are common consequences of nursing home neglect. In some situations, the aforementioned conditions of malnutrition and dehydration […]

Warning signs that an elder is being abused by a caregiver include bruises that cannot be explained, behavior changes, arguments between the patient and the caregiver, […]

Bedsores, Pressure Sores and Decubitus Ulcers are easier to prevent than to treat, but that doesn’t mean the process is easy or uncomplicated. Although wounds can […]

Ways to Help Prevent Decubitus Ulcers Positioning in bed Avoid positioning patient on ulcer Use positioning device to keep ulcer off surface Avoid donut-type devices (may […]

Bed sores, Pressure Sores are ulcers with different possible degrees of severity, appearing on human bodies. Decubitus ulcers by nature, these are also often referred to […]

Abuse of elderly citizens is a growing issue in California. According to Elder Abuse Daily (eadaily.com), approximately 160,000 cases of elder and nursing home abuse occur […]

Make Sure Your Loved One’s Nursing Home is Held Accountable for Proper Care Because of the fact that elderly and disabled men and women come to […]

It is well known, and expressly noted by the California Legislature, that the elderly segment of the population is particularly subject to various forms of abuse […]

The terms decubitus ulcer and pressure sore often are used interchangeably in the medical community. Decubitus, from the Latin decumbere, means “to lie down.” Decubitus ulcer, […]