Decreasing Pressure Injuries in Long-term Care: A Quality Improvement Project
December 1, 2023
Author/Journal: Gubbels, C. et al. 2025. Wound Care Canada (page 47)
Abstract
Health care-acquired pressure injuries (HAPIs) cause significant pain and suffering to those who experience and live with these often-preventable wounds. Ageing skin is at an increased risk of developing pressure injuries due to thinning, dryness and the person’s co-morbidities.In addition, if the elderly sustain a pressure injury, their disease burden increases, similary affecting their risk of developing another pressure injury. Further, treating a HAPI is significant, costing up to $90,000 CAD for one wound. Thus, preventing HAPIs across health-care communities of care needs to be a priority, including long-term care (LTC).
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