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Pressure for change: preventing, caring for and treating pressure ulcers
— a review of Care Commission inspection, complaints and enforcement activity in care homes for older people 2002-2005 | | Corporate Author | Scottish Commission for the Regulation of Care (Care Commission) |
| Publisher | Scottish Commission for the Regulation of Care, Dundee, 2007 |
| Pages | 29 pp (SD/076/1107) |
| Source | Care Commission, Compass House, 11 Riverside Drive, Dundee DD1 4NY. Available in other formats and other languages on request. Website: www.carecommission.com |
| Keywords | Wounds ; Therapeutics ; Preventative medicine ; Care homes ; Nursing homes ; Inspection ; Scotland. |
| Annotation | Pressure ulcers are also known as bed sores, pressure damage, pressure sores or decubitis ulcer. They most often affect people who have little or no mobility, and can occur in hospital, people's own homes and care homes. This review is based on findings from 23 inspections, 21 complaint investigations and 11 enforcement notices served on care homes in Scotland by the Care Commission from 2002 to 2006. It considers six areas for improvement in preventing, caring for and treating pressure ulcers: specialist equipment; policies and procedures; risk assessment; staff training and education; care and treatment; and pain assessment and treatment. The aim is to provide information on standards and best practice in pressure ulcer care. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-080122001 B |
| Classmark | CUC: LL: LK2: KW: LHB: 3U: 9A |
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