Memory Care Safety

Memory Care presents challenges that aren’t found in other health care related fields. Take a minute to read the New York Times article on some of the issues faced by these providers.

SAFE IN BED

The use of bed rails can increase the risk of patient injury by up to 20 percent when confused Alzheimer’s or dementia patients attempt to climb over the rails. Injury or even death can even occur when a patient rolls into the bed rail and the mattress shifts to the opposite side of the bed, pinning the patient between the mattress and rail. The FDA has collected data for the last 24+ years and notes 480 deaths, 138 injuries and 185 close calls involving hospital beds with rails in that time.

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