A trained healthcare professional should carry out and document a pressure ulcer risk assessment within 6 hours for anyone who moves into a care home with nursing. For people living in care homes who ...

Any other reproduction is subject to approval by the publisher. Six part series with important information regarding pressure sores, including prevention, risk factors, and treatment options.

Once they occur, pressure ulcers in the older adult may lead to sepsis and death. A key to prevention is early detection of at-risk patients with a valid and reliable pressure ulcer risk ...

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 ...

If skin becomes thin, dry or weak due to ageing or disease, pressure ulcers also become more likely. Why are people with dementia at a higher risk of pressure sores? Older people in general are at ...

Even gentle friction on the skin can, over time, increase the risk of pressure ulcers. If you help the person to move, be careful not to drag them across the bed or chair. Help the person to sit up in ...

edema and other risk factors. The principles of management of neuropathic ulcers include eradication of infection and removal of pressure from the ulcer. A flow chart for the management of plantar ...