Bedsores are a primary indicator of systemic corporate understaffing. When a facility cuts labor costs, there simply are not enough certified nursing assistants (CNAs) on shift to manage the resident floor. For non-ambulatory residents, this means the mandatory “turn and position” protocols—which must happen every two hours to relieve skin pressure—are skipped entirely. When a resident is left resting in their own fluids or in a single position for hours at a time, the skin breaks down rapidly, leading to deep, highly infectable Stage 3 or 4 pressure ulcers that require emergency hospital care.
