How's your pressure ulcer prevention care on your residents like?

[Jubei]

We get an average of one ulcer occurance per month. Not bad, but could be better. I've seen worse in other LTC homes.

[dawnb70]

We use the Norton Scale at our facility. Those at high risk are care planned to address the issue. We also have a program called TAPS (Turn and Position & Sips-offer hydration)that is announced at odd hours over the intercom. For example, "Attention staff it is 9:00 o'clock, TAPS to the window". It seems to be working well. I haven't worked anywhere else, so I wonder if other facilities use similar programs? We also hand out barrier cream at the beginning of the shift, and the CNAs are reminded to "grease" everyone when TAPS is done. We have really cut back on our skin issues.