Families often recognize abuse only after something clearly goes wrong. In reality, these concerns can come up much earlier, starting with small changes that are easy to dismiss at first. In many nursing homes, abuse and neglect can live in these quiet gray areas...
The term “bedsore” doesn’t fully capture the seriousness of the condition itself. These pressure ulcers, as they are also called, are not just red marks that will go away on their own. If left untreated, bedsores can eat away at a person’s skin, muscle and bone. Not...