Bedsores: Are You At Risk?
The incidence of bedsores (or pressure sores or decubitus ulcers) is shockingly common in many nursing homes, hospital and assisted living facilities. Determining who may be at risk for developing this potentially devastating condition is important to preventing the development of them in the first place. If a family member has one or more of the conditions below they are at an increased risk for development of bedsores. A daily monitoring of their condition should be done as the first step of prevention. The following are risk factors identified by The Mayo Clinic: Age: If you are over 70, you...
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