The short answer is yes. Bedsores are skin lesions that typically develop on bony parts of the body with soft tissue. They can cause infection for nursing home residents and other people who spend most of their time in bed or in a wheelchair.
If left untreated, the infection can cause sepsis, which can lead to multiple organ failure and, eventually, death. Other complications may include damage to deep wound tissue, urinary tract infection, septic shock, osteomyelitis, bacterial infection, gangrene, cellulitis, bone infections, joint infections, cancer and muscle spasms.