Carolinas Specialty Hospital Evaluates The Total Lift Bed In Their Mobility Program
Carolinas Specialty Hospital Evaluates The Total Lift Bed In Their Mobility Program
2 PagesWhile searching for early mobility therapy options, the staff of CSH was introduced to the OnCare TM VitalGo Total Lift Bed. TM Through its unique upright- tilting functionality, the Total Lift Bed allows caregivers to facilitate early mobility and weight bearing therapies from the safe confines of the patient’s bed. The CSH Staff theorized that by using Total Lift Bed, they could mobilize their patients more often and help dependent patients achieve upright positioning faster. To test this, CSH developed a Quality Improvement (QI) project which would evaluate the impact of the Total Lift Bed on their mobility program. The following standards were set: • Random patient selection process • The project ran for 18 weeks and included 40 patients • Patients were divided into t
