Long-Term Acute Care (LTAC) facilities provide intensive medical care for patients with complex medical conditions who need specialized treatment for extended periods—typically 20 to 30 days. These patients often face significant challenges in maintaining personal hygiene due to their critical conditions, such as respiratory failure, sepsis, or traumatic brain injury. The Bed Shower™ system is designed to address these challenges, offering a superior in-bed hygiene solution that ensures patient comfort, dignity, and optimal care while reducing the risks associated with traditional bed baths.
Patients in LTAC facilities require comprehensive care, including hygiene management, which is often difficult due to their fragile condition and limited mobility. Personal hygiene plays a critical role in their overall recovery, helping to prevent complications like skin infections, pressure ulcers, and discomfort. The Bed Shower Wib™ system offers an innovative solution by providing a full shower experience, directly in bed, for patients who are unable to leave their bed for traditional bathing.
This state-of-the-art in-bed showering system uses warm, running water to gently clean and refresh bedridden patients without the discomfort or limitations of traditional sponge baths. This approach ensures that patients in LTAC facilities receive the best possible hygiene care, promoting both physical and emotional well-being.
Patients in LTAC facilities are often immunocompromised and at higher risk of developing healthcare-associated infections (HAIs). Maintaining proper hygiene is critical to preventing these infections, especially for bedridden patients. The Bed Shower Wib™ system integrates advanced hygiene technology that reduces cross-contamination and infection risks.
The system’s built-in disinfection feature ensures that all surfaces, including beds, mattresses, and medical equipment, are sanitized after each use. The use of EPA-registered disinfectants eliminates 99.999999% of bacteria, viruses, fungi, and mold, creating a safe and clean environment for patients. This self-cleaning mechanism also disinfects internal and external components, ensuring that the Bed Shower Wib™ system consistently provides infection-free care.
Hygiene is a vital aspect of maintaining patient dignity and comfort, particularly for those in long-term care. For many LTAC patients, the loss of independence can take a toll on their mental and emotional well-being. The Bed Shower Wib™ system helps restore a sense of dignity by offering patients the ability to experience a proper shower from the comfort of their bed.
By delivering warm, flowing water directly to the patient, the Bed Shower Wib™ system ensures a thorough and dignified cleaning process. This approach is less physically taxing on patients than traditional bed baths and allows them to maintain personal hygiene without experiencing discomfort or distress. The Bed Shower Wib™ system enhances the patient’s quality of life, providing comfort and a sense of normalcy during their extended stay in an LTAC facility.
In long-term acute care settings, relationship-centered care is essential. The connection between patients, caregivers, and families plays a crucial role in the patient’s recovery and well-being. The Bed Shower Wib™ system supports this type of care by streamlining hygiene routines, allowing caregivers to focus more on providing emotional support and companionship rather than spending excessive time on physically demanding bed baths.
By simplifying the hygiene process, caregivers can offer compassionate, relationship-centered care, which enhances the overall patient experience. The Bed Shower Wib™ system ensures that caregivers can efficiently deliver high-quality hygiene care without compromising on patient dignity or comfort.
For patients recovering from critical illnesses or injuries, discomfort from inadequate hygiene can exacerbate their suffering. The Bed Shower Wib™ system minimizes this by offering a comfortable and dignified showering experience that reduces skin irritation, prevents infections, and leaves patients feeling clean and refreshed.
The system is designed to provide warm water that gently cleanses the skin, washing away dead cells and bacteria that can increase discomfort. This gentle process helps reduce the risk of pressure sores and infections, which are common concerns in LTAC facilities. Patients can enjoy the comforting effects of a real shower, contributing to their overall comfort and well-being.
The Bed Shower Wib™ system helps overcome many of the challenges faced in LTAC facilities. Patients with severe mobility restrictions, fragile skin, or complex medical conditions benefit from the system’s ability to deliver a real shower experience in bed. The Bed Shower Wib™ system reduces the physical strain on caregivers while ensuring that patients receive thorough, hygienic care without the risk of infection.
This system also reduces the time and effort associated with manual bed baths, providing caregivers with an efficient tool to maintain high standards of care in LTAC facilities. It not only improves patient outcomes but also lightens the burden on healthcare workers.
4801 Lang Ave NE Unit 110
Albuquerque, NM 87109
Phone: (877) 763-7291
Email: help@bedshower.com
