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 […]

The California attorney general found widespread health and safety problems in nursing homes throughout the state, according to an advocacy group that released the reports. Inspectors […]

George Herman is a 74 year old Caucasian male who was living in a long term care facility. The records began with his admission to Community […]

In the present matter, the complaint alleges defendants failed to follow a physician’s orders by not giving Hiilton prescribed antibiotics for a known urinary tract infection […]

California nursing home residents suffer bedsores at a rate almost double that of the national average says California Nursing Home Abuse and neglect Attorney Steven Peck […]

A California grand jury report entitled “Elder Abuse: The Perfect Storm” cited over 7,200 reports of adult abuse in 2011, with nearly 75 percent of cases […]

Among nursing home residents, Blacks and Hispanics were more likely to suffer from pressure ulcers or bed sores. indicates Peck Law Group Nursing Home Abuse and […]

Bedsores, also known as decubitus ulcers or pressure ulcers, are skin lesions caused by prolonged pressure on different areas of the body (typically seen in invalids […]

Pressure ulcers, also known as bed sores, pressure sores, or decubitus ulcers, are wounds caused by unrelieved pressure on the skin. They usually develop over bony […]

Typical scenario elderly patients and dependant adults being neglected and left in corridors because there weren’t enough nurses working in these skilled nursing facilities to give […]