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We can support you to reduce your potential hygiene risks


Hygiene care tasks place a significant and increasing burden on time pressured caregivers as the number of frail, elderly, heavy or dependent residents with complex health issues continues to rise.1


Depending on the facilities available and the care needs of the individual, choices for providing hygiene care are centred on showering, bathing in a tub, or bathing within or at the bedside. Decisions influenced by the caregiver’s available time and


the perceived ease of carrying out different hygiene procedures can affect the choices made. Therefore, the quality of care received and the activity performed is reliant upon having a suitable environment, appropriate equipment and utilising the right care skills. For many people having the opportunity to shower or bathe


can have a significant impact on their general wellbeing and quality of life. Time pressured staff and rigid routines means the focus is on the task being undertaken rather than person- centred care that takes account of individual preferences. Providing assistive devices and hygiene equipment for the


more dependent person will enable access to shower or bathing facilities as preferred, as well as reduce the exposure to physical overload, which could result in injury to the caregiver. Washing and showering residents is one of the most time-intensive care activities that caregivers can perform. Research showed that caregivers in a nursing home devoted 22% of their total working hours to washing, dressing wounds, showering, bathing and dressing.2


With a shortage of caregivers and increasing resident


dependency levels, finding efficient ways of working has never been more important. Although there is a common perception that washing a resident in bed is the quickest method, a recent study illustrated that using a height adjustable, profiling hygiene chair (Figure 1) or shower trolley with residents with a lower functional mobility level can be 20% – 35% more efficient.3


Figure 2 Hygiene Comfort Collection


Whether supporting showering or bathing, the solutions offered need to support improved working postures4,5


and resident


dignity (Figure 2). Care home providers need to be able to demonstrate continuous improvement with enhanced quality of resident care; caregiver safety reduced costs and lowered clinical risk, in order to do so they must gather information accurately and impartially. The Arjo Clinical Consultancy Services include a range of equipment and clinical insight assessments designed to provide care home providers detailed, evidence based reports. These reports consider the quality of care delivered, identified gaps and suitability in equipment provision and reviewing exposure to risk. This information can form part of a capital-planning and educational programme. We focus on partnership, insight and processes to create


sustainable cultural change in your care setting, improving working conditions for caregivers, and helping you to achieve positive clinical outcomes for residents and ongoing risk management and compliance support.


1. United Kingdom Office for National Statistics, 3rd November 2015, reference number 004835


2. Schimmel G, Knibbe NE, (2008) The Smart Shower Chair. Final Report of the Better Care Smart Shower Chairs Project


3. Schimmel G, Knibbe NE, (2008) The Smart Shower Chair. Final Report of the Better Care Smart Shower Chairs Project


4. Brinkhoff A., Knibbe N, (2003) The ErgoStat Program. Pilot study of an ergonomic intervention to reduce static loads for caregivers, www. asse.org Professional Safety, Ergonomics, 32-39.


Figure 1 Carendo


5. Freitag, S., Seddouki, R., Dulon, M., Keresten, J., Larsson, TJ., Nienhaus, A. The effect of working position on trunk posture and exertion for routine nursing tasks: an experimental study. Ann Occup Hyg. 2014;59(3):317-325


Arjo UK & Ireland Graham Stanley, Clinical Consultancy - Insight Assessment Lead Email: graham.stanley2@arjo.com Simon Saulis, Senior Product Sales Manager Email: simon.saulis@arjo.com Website: www.arjo.co.uk


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