Pressure injury prevention during patient rehabilitation | Arjo Prevent pressure injury during patient rehabilitation. Empowering movement is fundamental to any patient rehabilitation programme. Learn more at Arjo.

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.

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.

Citadel Patient Care System, built upon a universal platform and designed to transition from a non-integrated to an integrated system, provides flexible patient care for hospitals that demand safety, security and efficiency from their medical bed frames and therapeutic mattresses.

The importance of mobilising residents according to their level of functional mobility Learn how assessing functional mobility and matching appropriate equipment can enhance resident independence and reduce caregiver risk

When designing a care environment, people – in this case residents in long-term care settings and patients in acute care settings, as well as the caregivers – should be at the centre of the entire process. This focus is essential to achieve an attractive and efficient environment that stands the test of time.