Alternating care mattresses and pressure care mattresses reduce the incidence of pressure ulcers.

  Nursing professionals today are increasingly aware of the personal and financial cost that arise from pressure ulcers. Significant progress has been made in clinical practice to reduce the incidence of pressure ulcers through the use of alternating care mattresses and pressure care mattresses. Pressure care mattresses and alternating care mattresses are designed to offer …

Benefits of a Pressure Reduction Mattresses in Elderly Patients

Pressure reduction mattresses offer many benefits to a wide range of people, but have proven themselves of particular benefit to elderly patients, especially in a hospital or nursing home setting. By far the biggest benefit of pressure reducing mattresses for the elderly patient is their capacity to help prevent pressure ulcers. Pressure reducing mattresses are …