The best cure for bedsores is prevention. Preventing sores takes a great deal of effort, but it is always worth it. There is one piece of equipment that can help.
For clients who can't move themselves in the bed, make sure that when they are hospitalized or in long-term care they have a prescription for the...
best possible bed. Often that's a Hill-Rom bed or similar brand.
Hill-Rom beds are expensive though. Unless there are pre-existing bedsores, which there shouldn't be, it may be difficult to get reimbursement. It is still worth it to try, and your client may find it worthwhile anyway.
You can't buy the entire Hill-Rom bed for home, but you can get the mattress and control unit that can go on certain home bed frames. It doesn't look like much, but it can make a tremendous difference in your client's comfort and well-being.
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