WACO, Texas (KWTX) - The daughter of a 64-year-old nursing home patient who died two years ago from complications of a “severely infected” pressure ulcer has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against a ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract ABSTRACT Pressure ulcers occur with some frequency in the elderly, debilitated population in long‐term–care facilities. Pressure ulcers cause ...

When nursing home residents return from a hospital stay, they are often developing preventable health problems, a new study finds. Researchers say heightened staffing attention on both ends just ...

Pressure ulcers were found to be colonized by bacteria in 76.5% of cases, leading to bloodstream infections and increased mortality rates Deep Stage 3 or Stage 4 decubitus ulcers that have been ...

Shana Dorsey first caught sight of the purplish wound on her father’s lower back as he lay in a suburban Chicago hospital bed a few weeks before his death. Her father, Willie Jackson, had grimaced as ...

Decubitus ulcers are injuries to the skin that occur when prolonged pressure obstructs blood flow. Decubitus ulcer staging helps doctors determine the best treatment plan for these types of wounds.

Future Microbiol. 2014;9(2):175-188. Long-term care facilities (LTCFs) are a heterogeneous group of institutions, ranging from rehabilitation centers to clinical settings, providing healthcare to a ...

A care home resident died after his serious ulcer turned into a bone infection following a three-day wait for the proper ...