Introducing the Accora bed range- how can they reduce falls and promote independence?
Accora have a range of beds to promote independence and reduce risks in the community to meet the needs of fallers, the elderly, cognitively impaired and smaller people - when it comes to choosing the right bed, improving the safety of patients and staff, and enhancing clinical outcomes are of paramount importance.
Learning Outcomes
- To improve knowledge of the functions and features of the Accora bed range - to include FloorBed, CommunityBed and JuniorBeds
- To discuss the clinical benefits of the FloorBed and CommunityBed
- To find out how the autoregression technology reduces shear forces
- To link case study evidence to demonstrate the effectiveness of these products
- Live demonstration of the FloorBed, CommunityBed and Junior FloorBed
Meet our Experts
Since qualifying in 2006, Debra has worked as an occupational therapist in both community and in-patient environments. After three years on a mixed NHS and social care rotation, Debra moved to Brent local authority, where she worked for 5 years. In 2014 Debra split her role between managing her own caseload in the private sector and Barnet local authority’s equipment provision service. Debra now runs our seating assessment training programme.
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