prevention

Each year 2.5 million people develop a pressure ulcer/injury with more than 50% of these among persons over 65 years and at a cost of over $11 billion/year…

This session reviews current evidence that suggests a reduced risk for cognitive decline when specific interventions related to the six key areas are embraced. Creating individualized brain health care plans utilizing state-of-the-science strategies is the session’s learning objective…

Purpose/hypothesis/aims: This scoping review aimed to identify and summarize available evidence regarding risk factors associated with pressure injury (PrI) development in adult nursing home (NH) residents…