Jeremiah Donovan House
by Southern Cross Care
138 Lewis Road, Forrestfield
Unicare Health would like to congratulate Southern Cross Care on the successful completion of their bed and mattress replacement project at Jeremiah Donovan House in Forrestfield.
54 beds were replaced with upgraded Xcel Floorline beds to address the changing needs of delivering aged care in sync with modern trends.
Following a very successful aged care bed fit-out project for Southern Plus East Fremantle in June 2018, Unicare Health is thrilled to be selected once again as the preferred equipment provider for the aged care bed and mattress replacement project at Jeremiah Donovan House.
Jeremiah Donovan House
Jeremiah Donovan House is a residential aged care facility located in natural bushland at the foot of the Darling Scarp, providing a high level of care to elderly residents as well as temporary respite care.
The team at Jeremiah Donovan House provides round the clock care to enhance the quality of life for all residents, offering a full range of services including nursing care, medication management, personal care, hospitality services and dementia support services. Residents also receive therapy support from allied health professionals.
Project Highlights
The Bed and Mattress Replacement Project at Jeremiah Donovan House involved careful clinical considerations during the equipment selection process to meet the needs of both residents and caregivers.
Resident Mobility, Falls Prevention, Pressure Care and Infection Control were some of the major considerations that influenced the bed and mattress selection, as well as the adaptability of the bed to provide person-centred care.
Bed demonstrations were arranged to evaluate clinical features and after a practical assessment of a selected range of beds and mattresses, Unicare’s upgraded Xcel Floorline bed was selected to meet the following needs
1. To provide residents with rooms that are modern, home-like and comfortable
The Unicare Xcel Floorline bed features modern woodgrain panels to compliment natural living trends removing the clinical feel of an electric nursing bed. As the bed is the most significant piece of furniture in the room, this feature enables rooms to look modern and home-like, enabling residents to feel safe, relaxed and comfortable.
2. To support resident’s function and mobility based on specific needs
The Unicare Xcel floorline bed provides residents with a flexible, responsive and effective solution based on specific needs.
For the active resident, the bed can be positioned at an optimal height for safe and independent entry to and from the bed. A handset with few buttons and large symbols encourages residents to control the functions of the beds themselves promoting independent mobility in bed to read, watch TV, communicate at eye level or have meals in bed.
To support residents with varying levels of mobility, 4-part side guards and other bed accessories can be retrofitted to suit mobilization needs.
For residents confined in bed because of illness or infirmity, the bed can be raised or lowered to an optimal position to provide nursing care, safe transfers and to aid with repositioning in bed.
3. Falls Prevention
Being able to be positioned just 110mm off the floor at its lowest point, this feature can be used to prevent residents falling out of bed from dangerous heights.
4-part side guards, or clamp on supports can be retrofitted in different positions to aid resident mobility and prevent falls.
Preventing falls reduces emergency room trips, reduces wound and pain management, resulting in improved resident well being and confidence.
4. Pressure Care
The backrest retraction and knee break features provide shear and pressure relief, reduces sacral pressure and abdominal crushing during bed profiling. These features also provide excellent support of the head and prevents the resident from sliding down the bed when adjusting the backrest.
Multi section electrical operations, including Knee Bend, Backrest Retraction, Vascular Support, Hi-Lo, Trendelenburg and Comfort Seating Positions aid with resident repositioning in bed and encourage bed mobility to prevent pressure injuries from developing.
5. Infection Control
The Xcel Floorline bed features a four-section mattress platform that is flat and easy to clean, as well as smooth surfaces around the bed to promote ease of cleaning and disinfecting.
Some other useful features of the bed include its in-built bed extension feature to accommodate taller residents, great under bed clearance for cleaning and equipment access as well as its adaptability to suit a resident progressing aged care needs.
Project Organization
“The Jeremiah Donovan House bed and mattress replacement project involved removing existing beds and mattresses from resident rooms and replacing them with new ones. We planned for it to be a quick and streamlined exchange, with as little disruption to residents and caregivers as possible.”
To provide Jeremiah Donovan House with a streamlined Bed and Mattress Replacement solution, all the beds and mattresses were unboxed, assembled, test & tagged, wrapped to minimize any accidental transportation damage and safely stored in our warehouse before being transported in batches to suit the project schedule.
Beds were swiftly removed from resident rooms and replaced with new ones during the time residents were enjoying their community and outdoor activities.
“To make this project as easy as we could for Jeremiah Donovan House, we also took away the beds and mattresses that were past their prime and passed them on to our waste and resource partner for responsible recycling and disposal.”
Another Happy Customer
Unicare Health would like to congratulate Southern Cross Care on the successful completion of their bed and mattress replacement project at Jeremiah Donovan House.
We are very thankful to have been selected as the preferred equipment partner for this project to address the changing needs of delivering aged care in sync with modern trends.
We look forward to providing Jeremiah Donovan House with excellent after sales service and equipment support.
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Posted on 22 June 2020