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Empowering movement to prevent pressure injury during patient rehabilitation

December 15 2020

Empowering movement to prevent pressure injury during patient rehabilitation

Empowering movement is fundamental to any patient rehabilitation program and is a core principle in the prevention of pressure injury development. With the impact of the current pandemic, the focus on mobilizing and rehabilitating patients earlier and often, throughout the day, has never been higher.
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Dementia and the impact on pressure injury

September 3 2020

Dementia and the impact on pressure injury

Dementia is defined as a “usually progressive condition (such as Alzheimer's disease) marked by the development of multiple cognitive deficits (such as memory impairment, aphasia, and the inability to plan and initiate complex behavior).”1
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Staying focused: mobility is crucial even during a pandemic

June 9 2020

Staying focused: mobility is crucial even during a pandemic

Patient mobility, a critical factor in improving patient health, needs to be a high focus even during this unprecedented pandemic. Increasing mobility is important for hospitalized patients to help improve oxygenation, prevent hospital acquired conditions and speed rehabilitation.
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St. Ann's Home COVID Care Unit Preparation

May 19 2020

St. Ann's Home COVID Care Unit Preparation

St. Ann’s Home of Grand Rapids, Michigan is preparing for their residents’ needs during the coronavirus pandemic. They have instituted health checks, greeters, family support and an isolation COVID Care Unit.
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Evidence-based hospital design with healing in mind

March 10 2020

Evidence-based hospital design with healing in mind

A very stressful event in one’s life is hospitalization. By design, hospitals are commonly associated with illness, suffering and recovery, yet for others, joyful events such as childbirth, may be the outcome.
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Transporting patients in bed can be risky for caregivers

November 19 2019

Transporting patients in bed can be risky for caregivers

Direct patient care impacts caregivers' health Work-related musculoskeletal injury is common in health care facilities where high-risk tasks are part of direct patient care.
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Early Mobility: Human beings are made to move

July 10 2019

Early Mobility: Human beings are made to move

Whether climbing mountains to just getting up out of our chairs to walk to the bathroom, movement is key to our independence and quality of life. When we are not able to safely move independently, we become dependent on someone else to help us with activities of daily living.
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Who has your back? Keeping SAFE in patient handling

June 25 2019

Who has your back? Keeping SAFE in patient handling

Did you know that for the past four decades, nurses have experienced the highest work-related injury rates of all healthcare personnel?1 More than 35,000 nursing professionals suffer back and bodily injuries every year2 The majority of injuries result from unsafe manual patient handling and repositioning of patients3
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The life expectancy of support surfaces

August 14 2018

The life expectancy of support surfaces

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The importance of nutrition in pressure injury prevention and healing

August 7 2018

The importance of nutrition in pressure injury prevention and healing

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At Arjo, we are committed to improving the everyday lives of people affected by reduced mobility and age-related health challenges. With products and solutions that ensure ergonomic patient handling, personal hygiene, disinfection, diagnostics, and the effective prevention of pressure injuries and venous thromboembolism, we help professionals across care environments to continually raise the standard of safe and dignified care. Everything we do, we do with people in mind.

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