For a resident with mobility issues in your care facility, the nighttime can be particularly challenging. They must not only manage the process of getting ready for bed – washing, changing, and toileting – but they may also be concerned about waking up during the night.
In order to best assist its patients and caregivers, your care facility must have the appropriate bedroom aids in place. Having the right tools reduces risk and stress while also improving people’s overall quality of life.
What are the most important bedroom aids in a care facility, however? The three main categories are listed below, along with how they can best assist residents.
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Profiling beds & mattresses
High-quality profile beds benefit people with limited mobility, the elderly, and the disabled because they provide a comfortable environment in which to relax, sleep well, and stay healthy.
A profiling bed is a height-adjustable bed that allows caregivers to easily raise or lower the head or foot. When sitting upright in bed for activities such as socialising or eating, raising the head provides support. Raising the foot can help with blood circulation, cleaning, and twisting when it comes to pressure management.
Profiling care beds will benefit nursing homes, the broader nursing care industry, and private homes. They are available in two types: manual and electric, and come in pairs, singles, and with or without mattresses.
Special pressure mattresses are frequently used by those who use profiling beds. For use with people who are at risk of developing pressure ulcers or who already have one, pressure mattresses are frequently made of high-quality foam. To prevent shear and friction, the mattress provides excellent, evenly distributed pressure and support.
Bedroom aids
Bed aids are specialised devices that help people who need extra assistance get ready for bed. Some aids work inside the bed to improve comfort, while others work on or near the bed to make it easier for the user to move around the room. They’re all meant to lower your risk, lower your stress, and help you get a good night’s sleep.
People who are confined to bed for long periods of time, have a disability, or suffer from age-related health problems require bed aids in order to gain confidence and independence in the bedroom.
Profiling beds and mattress elevators that can incline to a sitting position, T-Rolls and leg positioning aids for proper leg placement in bed, and bed fleeces for warmth, comfort, and pressure relief are just a few of the items available.
Wireless nurse call devices, such as alert mats for the floor and chairs, as well as nurse call buttons, are also available as bedroom aids. All call systems are intended to reassure users that assistance is on its way.
Hoists and stand aids
Choosing the right stand assist or hoist for moving and handling can make a big difference in the person you’re caring for’s safety, comfort, and quality of life. The right mobility aids make it easy to transport a person in your care from one location to another with minimal pain and risk of injury.
Transfer poles that safely assist the user in sitting upright in bed and transfer belts that assist the caregiver in lifting a person to and from their bed are examples of hoists and stand aids for care facilities. These items help to relieve the stress and strains of daily mobility while also enhancing the quality of care provided to those who receive it.
Many bedroom aids can assist caregivers in assisting the residents they are responsible for, so you can narrow down the types of equipment that will be most useful to you and them by using the categories above as a guide.
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