The Gardens at Scranton nursing home failed to properly care for an elderly Scranton man, causing him to develop a large pressure sore that became infected and led to his death, according to a lawsuit ...

An Ohio nursing home lied to the family of a 75-year-old about a "worsening" Stage IV pressure ulcer that she later died from ...

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.

A woman with Alzheimer's and dementia died after developing infected pressures sores which worsened due to care failings while living at a Birtley care home, a coroner heard. Pauline Stirling died on ...

A couple accused of neglecting their disabled son, as well as maliciously causing serious bodily injury, were back in a Norfolk courtroom Tuesday morning. Georgia and Philip Arenz were arrested ...

BARTOW — A Polk County jury awarded $2,118,000 to a 70-year-old man who developed a serious pressure sore while in the care of an Auburndale nursing home. The jury decided on April 28 that Sidney ...

A pressure ulcer is localized injury to the skin and/or underlying tissue usually over a bony prominence, as a result of pressure, or pressure in combination with shear. There are many contributing or ...