Over the past few weeks, nursing homes across the country have become hotspots for COVID-19. Hundreds of nursing home residents have fallen ill and many have died. The biggest outbreak of coronavirus at a nursing home in Illinois is at the Chateau Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Willowbrook. At least 33 residents and 13 staff… Read more »
Pressure ulcers, also referred to as bedsores, are skin and tissue injuries that occur when prolonged pressure is applied to the area. Nursing home residents, the elderly, and other persons with limited mobility are often at risk of pressure sores because these sores occur when a person is unable to move their bodies themselves or… Read more »