Author: Gloria Schneider
Many assisted living facilities however have special care units on premise that provide Alzheimer, Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitative and Hospice care services.
Their residents have access to specialized, skilled nursing and other services such as physical therapy, occupational therapy, laboratory services, and use of other health-related equipment. These on premise units offer care for the less ambulatory residents and those with serious illnesses.
Bedsores owe their name to the observation that patients, who were bedridden and not properly repositioned, would often develop ulcerations or sores on their skin, typically over bony prominences.
Decubitus Ulcers are localized areas of tissue injury that develop when soft tissue is compressed between a bony prominence, (a hip for example) and an external surface for prolonged periods. The external surface may be a mattress, a chair or wheelchair, or even other parts of the body.
The soft tissues of the body, such as skin and muscle, depend upon blood vessels to carry nutrients to the tissues, and to remove waste products. Bedsores result when prolonged pressure prevents sufficient blood flow to supply the tissues with nutrients. The resulting bedsore represents the death of the involved soft tissues. The important thing is to turn the senior over evey so often so that they can avoid this problem!
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Gloria Ha\'o Schneider is a Los Angeles-based freelance writer who has written advertising / sales and product development copy for major gift industry companies, website content, greeting cards and merchandising copy, senior-related issues and has a passion for writing human-interest stories.
