Wound Prevention and Management for Long Term Care

OUR SOLUTIONS® PROGRAM(S)

ConvaTec Solutions® Program(s) can help you reduce the incidence of pressure ulcers1 to meet federal mandates with products and tools.

  • Products to promote skin integrity and help manage wounds
  • Solutions® Algorithms for Skin and Wound Care Program provides you with a series of standardized, content-validated guidelines2 that have been shown to reduce overall costs by yielding positive clinical outcomes.3
    • In a clinical study of a comprehensive prevention program, the incidence of pressure ulcers was reduced by 87% using the Solutions® Algorithms content-validated protocols of care, which included Aloe Vesta® skin care products in addition to other proven modalities.1

Study results of one long-term care facility: reduction of pressure ulcers over a five-month period in high-risk residents1:

Study results of one long-term care facility
This longitudinal, year-long study of two long-term care facilities (260 beds in total) documented a reduction in the incidence of pressure ulcers from 13.2% to 1.7% and 15.0% to 3.5%, respectively, in conjunction with and following implementation of Solutions® Program(s) standardized protocols of care that included ConvaTec skin care products in addition to other proven modalities.
    • Other materials such as the Expert Guide, interactive tools, and a Customer Implementation Guide further enrich the process of learning and aid in using Solutions® Algorithms
  • Evidence-based education and tools
    • ConvaTec Solutions® Program(s) for Pressure Ulcer Prevention teaches your staff how to reduce the incidence of pressure ulcers and incontinence-related skin breakdown. Specific modules for certified nursing assistants (CNAs) and clinicians provide tools, resources, product-based training, and evidence-based education
    • Comprehensive product in-servicing
    • Wound Classifications and Interventions Program

References [+]

  1. Lyder CH, Shannon R, Empleo-Frazier O, McGeHee D,White C. A comprehensive program to prevent pressure ulcers in long-term care: exploring costs and outcomes. Ostomy Wound Manage. 2002;48(4)52-62.
  2. Beitz JM, van Rijswijk L. Using wound care algorithms: a content validation study. J Wound Ostomy Continence Nurs. 1999;26(5):238-249.
  3. Bolton L, McNees P, van Rijswijk L, et al. Wound-healing outcomes using standardized assessment and care in clinical practice. JWound Ostomy Continence Nurs. 2004;31(2):65-71.

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