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.

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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.

Designed for the prevention and management of pressure injuries¹, the Alpha Active® 4 pressure redistributing mattress replacement system is suitable for a range of care environments, including home and community care settings.

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.

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.

In the resident room The resident’s room or apartment is the one place in the elderly care facility that is truly personal to the resident.

Sufficient space is required in all areas in the care environment to provide the best opportunities for efficient care operations.

In elderly care facilities, different people with different preferences, backgrounds and abilities live together and are taken care of. It is their home – often their last home.

The KWIKtrak semi-permanent track system, is a robust free standing system with the option to be setup in a 2 post configuration, or a 4 posts configuration, depending on required coverage. The 2 post configuration can receive patients up to 454kg (1000lb) And the 4 post configuration can receive patients up to 272kg (600lb). The tracking systems can be used with either the Portable ceiling lift range, or the Fixed ceiling lift range.

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.

Pressure injury prevention - reduced mobility | Arjo Pressure injury prevention in patients with reduced mobility. Help to prevent skin damage. Solutions for safe and high-quality care. Learn more at Arjo.

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.

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

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.

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.

As people are growing larger, there is a need to ensure plus size residents can receive safe, dignified and respectful care, without putting caregivers at risk.