Over the years, nursing homes patients haven't been given the attention that they need. Because elders are so vulnerable and they require a lot of attention, this type of treatment has been labeled as nursing home abuse. One of the signs of ongoing abuse and neglect include decubitus ulcers also known as "bed sores. These types of sores are created when excessive pressure is applied to a certain area. They can range from a mild pink coloration of the skin, which disappears in a few hours after pressure is relieved from the area, to a very deep wound extending to and sometimes through a bone into internal organs. Although these are some of the first signs of nursing home abuse, skin burns are another sign of abuse. A burn is a harmful injury that damages and destroys skin layers. They usually result from simple scalds to chemical injury...