Almost 700,000 people in the UK are affected by pressure ulcers every year, making this global issue a substantial concern for health professionals and care units worldwide. Pressure ulcers are ...

We often hear about the prevalence of bedsores in nursing homes. Also known as pressure ulcers or pressure sores, these injuries are a common reason people sue long-term care facilities, and it's easy ...

Evelyn Jones was one of the care home residents whose family raised concerns A grandmother died in agony after suffering huge pressure sores at a nursing home, an inquest has heard. Dementia sufferer ...

Cryopreserved membrane from human placentas helped close a hard-to-heal pressure wound in a series of case studies reported in the March issue of Wounds. Though the benefits of using human amniotic ...

Care home nurse Sandra Hambett reflects on how she dealt with a seemingly intractable case involving a resident who had developed pressure sores but refused painkillers that would have helped her ...

Pressure ulcers may develop in any area of the body. However, areas with the most pressure are often at a higher risk. Patients admitted to nursing homes with an acute or long term illness and those ...

Why: Pressure ulcers are serious problems that occur frequently in hospitalized, community-dwelling and nursing home older adults, accounting for 3-11% in acute facilities, and 24% in long-term ...

Some pressure ulcers are unavoidable, according to updated guidance from wound care experts. The National Pressure Ulcer Advisory Panel’s 2014 conference explored whether some pressure ulcers can’t be ...