As a care home manager or caregiver, you likely face a constant challenge: ensuring the comfort and well-being of your residents while balancing staff workload. This is especially difficult when caring for residents who are bedbound or immobilized, spending over 12 hours a day in bed.
Manual turning, regular monitoring, and documentation are necessary to prevent pressure ulcers, but these tasks are labor-intensive and time-consuming. Fortunately, the Optima Turn Mattress provides an innovative solution that addresses these challenges head-on.
Common Challenges in Care Homes
- Bedbound residents require constant attention. Do you have residents who spend most of their day in bed due to mobility issues? Bedbound patients are at high risk of developing pressure ulcers, which can lead to severe discomfort and additional complications if not properly managed.
- Manual turning strains staff and resources. Are your staff members responsible for manually turning residents every 2–3 hours? This not only increases labor costs but can also result in caregiver burnout, back injuries, and overall fatigue.
- Care plan compliance adds administrative tasks. Do you have to document every turn in accordance with the care plan? Managing and documenting these tasks takes valuable time away from more personalized care activities.
The Optima Turn Mattress: A Game-Changer
The Optima Turn Mattress is designed specifically to address these issues, offering several key benefits that make it an excellent choice for care homes:
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Automated Turning for Simplified Care Plan Management The Optima Turn Mattress automates the process of turning patients up to 30 degrees at regular intervals. This means your staff no longer needs to manually turn residents every 2-3 hours, significantly reducing the workload. Automated turning also ensures consistent care, simplifying care plan documentation and management.
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Cost Reduction and Labor Efficiency By automating patient turning, care homes can reduce staffing costs, as fewer caregivers are needed for routine patient handling. This also reduces the physical strain on staff, minimizing the risk of back injuries, which 62% of nursing staff experience due to manual handling. Less manual intervention means reduced labor intensity, improved efficiency, and more time for staff to focus on other critical aspects of resident care.
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Pressure Relief and Comfort for Residents The Optima Turn Mattress provides high levels of pressure relief through its alternating pressure settings, ensuring that residents are positioned in a 30-degree lateral position, which is ideal for skin blood circulation and preventing pressure ulcers. Studies have shown that turning patients at a 30-degree angle every 4 hours can reduce pressure ulcer incidences by up to 85% compared to manual 90-degree turns. This not only improves resident comfort but also enhances overall health outcomes.
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Quiet Operation and Minimal Sleep Disruption Another significant benefit is the quiet operation of the Optima Turn Mattress. Manual turning can disrupt a resident’s sleep patterns, which are already vulnerable due to health conditions. The mattress’s automatic turning mechanism operates smoothly and quietly, reducing interruptions and improving the quality of sleep for your residents.
Transforming Care Home Management with the Optima Turn Mattress
For care homes, integrating the Optima Turn Mattress offers a simple yet highly effective way to improve the quality of care for bedbound residents while optimizing staff efficiency and reducing costs. The benefits of automated turning, enhanced pressure relief, and quiet operation make it an ideal solution for long-term care facilities looking to improve patient comfort and staff well-being.
With the Optima Turn Mattress, you can revolutionize your care home’s approach to managing bedbound residents, creating a safer, more comfortable, and cost-effective environment for both caregivers and residents. Take a further look and order yours here.
