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

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

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.

An evaluation of 6 different sit to stand devices for use in rehabilitation shows an 'overwhelming preference' for the Sara® Flex knee support during a study in Loughborough University, UK.

Nurses empowering nurses: How quality of care is elevated through a shared mission and passion Nurses empowering nurses: How quality of care is elevated through a shared mission and passion

What Makes Genuine Parts “Genuine”? What Makes Our Genuine Parts “Genuine”? Arjo genuine parts are thoroughly validated to be compatible with our equipment. Our experts explain this meticulous process, and what makes it all worthwhile. Arjo genuine parts are thoroughly validated to be compatible with our equipment. Our experts explain this meticulous process, and what makes it all worthwhile.

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

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

Pressure Injury Prevention during the pandemic: Prone Positioning Pressure Injury Prevention during the pandemic: Prone Positioning Preventing pressure injury while prone positioning patients. Prone position for prolonged periods of time places the patients at significant risk of complications including pressure injury. To mitigate this risk, selecting the right support surfaces to support pressure redistribution and targeted pressure offloading is key. Pressure injuries are

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

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.

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.

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

AirPal Air Assisted Transfer in action With the AirPal® air-assisted patient transfer system, you can transfer patients from one surface to another and reposition within the bed safely, comfortably and efficiently.

Air-assisted lateral transfer devices such as AirPal are designed to assist with the transfer of patients who are unable to independently move from one surface to another and reposition within the bed.

Arjo Care Covid-19 Report: USA Arjo Care Covid-19 Report: USA Part of our Covid-19 stories from our service organisations around the world. Ismael Duenes, VP Service US, credits his team with “everyday heroism” to come through for our customers, even in the toughest of times. "If there was a bed that needed to be cleaned, someone cleaned it, if there was an assist that needed to happen for a delivery, someone stepped up, regardless of their actual job descriptions and respons