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Empowering Long Term Care Residents The Role of the Atlanta Chair in Dementia Care Settings
The Atlanta™ chair was accredited with a class 1A rating from the University of Stirling's Dementia and Design Centre, and stands out as a prime example of evidence-based design improving the lives of those with dementia.
Out of bed transfer
Out of Bed Transfer - Early Mobility | Arjo Out of bed transfer. Solutions for lateral and seated transfers out of bed. Patient handling equipment for high-quality care. Find out more at Arjo. Transfer can be achieved using a patient lift system or lateral transfer aid.
Part 5 – Optimal Care Facility Creation: Understanding the Building Process
Optimal care facility creation: understanding the building process Understanding the building process is a key enabler for optimizing your care facility. Discover some key factors for making the process smooth.
Meeting the infection control challenge when selecting a support surface
Healthcare settings face the challenge of managing an effective Infection Control protocol on a daily basis. Ensuring the safety of patients and staff at all times, in a range of different settings requires a robust process, where care and treatment ... treatment can be delivered without the risk of infection due to poor hygiene standards.
How to manage microclimate in the plus sized patient?
According to a 2016 report by the WHO, globally there are 650 million people that are obese accounting for approx. 13% of the world’s adult population.
Microclimate management: The critical link to skin integrity
As a clinician, have you ever had the experience of rolling a patient on to their side only to find their back is warm and sweaty without any indication of sweating elsewhere? Here is some insight into why this may have happened.
The power of intervention in pressure injury prevention and management
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 ... Director Global Medical Affairs for Pressure Injury Prevention Pressure injury prevention interventions are key to reducing the risk of developing painful, resource intensive and costly pressure injuries.
The link between nutrition, pressure injuries and wound healing
Nutritional status plays an integral role in the process of wound healing and in the prevention and treatment of pressure injuries. Macronutrients and micronutrients are required by each organ system in specific amounts to promote growth, development
In bed
Early mobilisation in bed | Arjo Mobilisation in bed. Methods to support patient rehabilitation and recovery through regular repositioning, progressive verticalisation and upright positioning. Advanced support surfaces and versatile bed frame articulation can help support in-bed mobilization.
The importance of time in pressure injury development and how Arjo clinical expertise helps improve outcomes
Pressure injuries (PIs) are one of the largest unsolved healthcare challenges today and International pressure injury prevalence rates are estimated to be between 3-32% in Long Term Care facilities.
Clinical Insights: Reduce injury risk and promote safety with the AirPal system
Arjo Clinical Consultant and Occupational Therapist, to discuss Arjo’s newest safe patient handling and mobility aid, the AirPal® lateral transfer and repositioning system.
The impact of prolonged immobility & assessment of patient readiness for mobility
Intensive care unit (ICU) patients frequently have extreme derangement of physiological function.