How can slower hygiene routines make your job safer and faster?

Patient transfer tasks occur across multiple healthcare settings and are often high risk activities for both caregivers and patients. Risk of patient and staff injury has led to the development of global Safe Patient Handling programmes.

As mobility declines, caring for the resident becomes more challenging and the risk of complications of immobility such as pressure injury increases. By supporting their individual challenges, and recognising that loss of mobility can have a big impact on the resident’s independence, bed features can help the resident maintain some control.

Arjo slide tubes are designed to help caregivers carry out in-bed repositioning and transfers with less of the physical stress and strain associated with manual handling.

How can slower hygiene routines make your job safer and faster?

Difficulties with communicating and performing everyday tasks can take a toll on elderly people with dementia. Helping people with cognitive disorders relax through soothing music and tactile stimulation can have a beneficial effect on their well-being and quality of life.

With our prone positioning solutions, you can lower the risk of injury associated with prone positioning, without adding more caregivers, and with reduced physical effort needed to carry out safe and controlled manoeuvres.

Maxi Move floor lift is designed to enable a single caregiver to manage demanding everyday patient or resident transfer and repositioning tasks. It is a versatile solution that can be adapted using a variety of spreader bars to accommodate patient transfer needs.

When residents lose the ability to stand up unassisted from a sitting position, their functional independence can go into decline. That’s why the two-position mobility assist handle can help support more mobile residents who may be worried about falling and need support when exiting their bed.

Appropriate design supports engagement with people living with dementia to sustain their own capability and help them feel more comfortable and secure. The Evenda Sereno has been designed with residents living with dementia in mind.

Reduce the risk of VTE in your facility with the Flowtron ACS900 pump, featuring SmartSense™ 2 Automatic Garment Recognition and Compliance Monitoring technology.

The power of intervention in pressure injury prevention and management Discover key interventions in pressure injury prevention and management to enhance patient care and outcomes. Learn more on Arjo’s blog. The power of intervention in pressure injury prevention and management by Sharon Maris, Director Global Medical Affairs for Pressure Injury Prevention Pressure injury prevention interventions are key to reducing the risk of developing painful, resource intensive and costl

Rehabilitation through early mobilization after surgery – your guide to helping people recover faster Using assistive patient handling solutions is an efficient way to help regain or maintain mobility – and we are here to support every step on the way. Our Rehabilitation guide helps to empower movement, while reducing the risk of caregiver injuries.

AtmosAir Velaris accommodates a 'One Surface Strategy' as it can replace all but the most advanced automatic surfaces with one easy to use, flexible mattress system.

Transporting patients on hospital beds is an ergonomically high risk activity for caregivers. However, the use of powered assisted beds can have a positive impact on their work lives. Read an extract from 'A case for powered bed transport' whitepaper below

Standing and raising aids, also known as sit-to-stand devices/lifts, are used by caregivers to transfer patients or residents between two seated postures, for example, seated on the edge of the bed to a wheelchair, or wheelchair to commode or shower chair.

Reduced mobility is a significant risk factor for pressure injury development, international guidelines emphasise the need for regular turning and repositioning of patients to help prevent skin damage¹. While a pressure redistribution mattress may enable the repositioning regimen to be individualised, regular postural change is still important but not without risk to the patient or caregiver.

Available as a free standing or under-counter model, the Tornado flusher disinfector offers excellent cleaning and disinfection of human waste containers.