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 ...

This case involves the defendant assisted living facility’s failure to properly offload pressure, leading to multiple pressure ulcers and the death of the plaintiff’s 84-year-old sister.

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 ...

The family of a Preston pensioner who died in hospital have said they hope lessons will be learned from the "neglect" surrounding her death. Brenda Whitby, who was 88 died, in Royal Preston Hospital ...

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A man who struggled with morbid obesity died after refusing medical treatment for an infected sore. Nickolas Robert Holbrook, from Cardiff, was 53 years old when he succumbed to sepsis that developed ...