OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the risk for pressure ulcers in elderly in their homes, after a period of hospitalization. METHODS: A longitudinal prospective study conducted in the homes of 40 elderly identified with risk for pressure ulcer (PU) at hospital discharge, using the Braden Scale. The monitoring was conducted over four home visits, in the period between June and August of 2010, in Fortaleza (CE) and its metr...