Recovery from a wound, whether a stage 1 pressure injury or a full thickness wound, requires an individualized approach. The acronym, APIE, frequently includes trial and error, and complex testing to the find the right solutions at the right time to heal a wound.

With a holistic focus on mind and body, occupational therapy and safe patient handling (SPH) complement each other because of the importance that mobility plays on improving one’s overall quality of life.

The Disposable bariatric loop sling is suitable for assisted transfers of plus-size patients and residents that require full body support during the transfer. It is designed to accompany a patient throughout the hospital stay and can be used in exactly the same way as standard bariatric slings but it cannot be laundered.

Arjo’s TheraRest Mattress Replacement Range has been designed to provide reliable pressure redistribution performance. The TheraRest SMS is available in two models:

UnityPoint Health Methodist (UPHM) has always striven to deliver for its patients and staff and sought to do so efficiently, advancing its quality of care in concert with reducing staff injuries and cost.

Like most of the United States, it seems that summer came early and with a vengeance. All states are experiencing excessively high temperatures, and the humidity has been extremely high. In my hometown of Jacksonville, the weather correspondents refer to the “humiditure”, what the air feels like with the high temperature and humidity combined.

Today, we welcome Ali Qureshi, OTR, MOT, Arjo Clinical Consultant and Occupational Therapist, to discuss Arjo’s newest safe patient handling and mobility aid, the AirPal® lateral transfer and repositioning system.

Empowering movement is fundamental to any patient rehabilitation program and is a core principle in the prevention of pressure injury development. With the impact of the current pandemic, the focus on mobilizing and rehabilitating patients earlier and often, throughout the day, has never been higher.

Empowering movement is fundamental to any patient rehabilitation programme and is a core principle in the prevention of pressure injury development. With the impact of the current pandemic, the focus on mobilising and rehabilitating patients earlier and often throughout the day has never been higher.

Arjo MOVE helped Baptist Memorial reduce staff injuries by 80 percent on average across their large system of hospitals.

A pressure injury seriously affects quality of life. As clinicians, increasing awareness of pressure injury prevention and education are important to help ensure healthier outcomes for those in our lives and under our care.

Assessment services - Healthcare facilities | Arjo Wide range of assessment services. To help healthcare facilities improve their clinical outcomes and efficiency, and reduce risks for caregivers and patients. In an Arjo MOVE program, we collaborate with you to evaluate how the right equipment and changes in work processes can optimize clinical and operational performance of the care facility.

Maxi Once is a single-use disposable sliding sheet designed to meet the needs and challenges of healthcare facilities and hospital areas with high patient turnover and the need for management of cross-contamination.

The Sorrento lends itself to changing user needs in multiuser environments, while keeping the patient/resident in mind.

A layer of visco-elastic foam provides support to the patient for pressure redistribution. The ConformX range was specifically developed with patient comfort and pressure injury management in mind, and provides a 24 hour solution.

The Pentaflex range has been developed to provide a 24 hour care solution. The range includes a mattress replacement, mattress overlay and seat cushion.

Height-adjustable powered bath trolley

Shower Trolley

The Sara Flex wipeable standing sling in conjunction with the lift enables a single caregiver to assist a patient or resident from a seated to a standing position, in one natural movement. Completely wipeable with no stitching, it can be wiped between patients or residents. The sling design helps to reduce the cross-contamination risks associated with shared patient handling devices with no laundering requirement.