New beds turn aged residents at the touch of a button
An aged care provider in Umina has introduced three beds which turn residents in their beds when they are unable to do so themselves.
"The new bed technology has been designed to meet the needs of an immobilised person with, or at risk of developing, pressure injuries and other complications of immobility," said Peninsula Villages' executive care manager Mr Steve Wills.
"The repositioning of aged care residents has been common practice for aged care and health care providers around the world for decades.
"Repositioning is typically a manual process."
The manual process could be invasive and disruptive in bed overnight and could lead to poor sleep quality, he said.
The new beds provided a 30-degree tilt gently at the touch of a button.
The tilt was enough to avoid pressure injuries.
"The introduction of the new beds is decreasing discomfort and risk of injury amongst residents.
"It lessens the impact on their sleeping patterns and enables staff to have more time to attend to residents' other needs.
"We had a great need for a technology that could assist staff in turning some of our residents who sometimes need up to three members of staff to perform the manoeuvre.
"Our three new Burling Turn Assist Beds are a first for the area and for Pozieres House.
"As a new Australian technology, Peninsula Villages is proud to be an early adopter of the new beds.
"With benefits to both our care team and the resident, this new technology is ground-breaking for our organisation and to the wellbeing of all those involved," he said.
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Social media, 19 Apr 2023
Steve Wills, Peninsula Villages