The Envelo cushion provides excellent pressure redistribution and comes as standard on all Seating Matters chairs, meeting the clinical needs of most clients.
Seating Matters specialises in clinical, therapeutic seating solutions designed to improve patient care and safety, offering products for pressure injury prevention, postural support, and mobility assistance in healthcare settings.
Early mobilization as soon as medically safe during a recovery from critical illness has been shown to improve long term outcomes for the patient, decrease repositioning needs, expedite discharge and reduce re-admissions.
Designed to Reduce Time Spent in Bed
Seating Matters chairs have been clinically designed to help aid early mobilization and reduce the need for time spent in bed.
The prescription of correct seating as part of the treatment package often enables early mobilization by supporting the patient to get out of bed earlier and therefore positively impacts their clinical outcome.
Muscle Breakdown
Bed rest results in 12% loss of muscle strength each week, intensifying to 50% loss after 3-5 weeks.1 Therefore, encouraging the patient to sit in a chair as early as possible into their treatment can be a key factor in order to preserve muscle strength.
Increased Independence & Improved Health
Early mobilization using the correct chair that fully supports a patient’s posture and meets his or her clinical needs can contribute to their overall health and wellbeing.
Psychological Wellbeing
Providing a patient with the ability to sit out of bed can have overwhelming benefits on the patient’s psychological wellbeing, their dignity and confidence.
Speed of Recovery
As a result of their improved psychological well-being, they will start to feel better mentally and be more motivated to interact with staff members, family and other patients. The impact on speed of recovery can be life changing.
Reducing Healthcare Costs
If a person remains in bed, their mobilization can be delayed. This can lead to many secondary complications including pressure injuries and an increased length of stay.
We must look at the financial and the physical impact of a patients delayed discharge or prolonged stay in bed;
$1,878 per day
the average cost of a hospital stay
5 times
more likely for a patient to die within one year if they develop a hospital acquired pressure injury
Seating for Early Mobilization
View the Seating Matters product range, clinically designed to aid early mobilization.
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