Solutions-based Service Provider Changes the Approach to Incontinence Care

ROCK HILL, S.C., Oct. 3, 2013 /PRNewswire/ --Changing the Rules of the LTC Market

When it comes to incontinence care, the US Long-Term Care Market has been following the same protocol for years. Caregivers interrupt residents from their normal activities to perform product changes every two to three hours. This practice detracts from the sense of "home" that all communities strive to provide and compels communities to utilize less absorbent products in order to achieve a low price-per-piece. Some communities may be apprehensive about moving to a person-centered model for incontinence care due to the belief that it will lead to higher expenditures. However, more and more of them are finding that healthier clinical outcomes provide for a healthier bottom-line.  

Creating home-like environments in nursing home communities is a major tenet of the Culture Change movement. In order to achieve that ideal, personal choice and self-determination are encouraged. While culture change requires changes in behaviors and habits, it does not necessarily result in costlier care. By using more absorbent products and fewer of them, DCS advances the concept of providing high-quality, person-centered continence care without negatively affecting the bottom line. Additionally, cost reductions throughout the community can be achieved from less laundry due to leakage, less waste, reduced risk of falls and lower rates of depression.

In order to develop an environment of culture change, caregivers must undergo a paradigm shift. Product changes are no longer based on certain institutional processes, but are now performed according to the needs of the individual. To ease this transition, DCS consultants serve as clinical experts that provide extensive training and advice on incorporating HARTMANN incontinence products into individualized care plans for each and every resident. The team creates direct partnerships with communities to realize a different method of continence care: shifting from a price-per-piece mentality to a total-cost approach that enhances resident well-being.

About Dignity Continence Solutions
Dignity Continence Solutions is a revolutionary person-centered incontinence management program that focuses on protecting resident dignity and sleep patterns by decreasing the number of embarrassing product changes. DCS promotes culture-change in long term care by partnering with communities to individualize incontinence care plans while realizing total expenditure reductions. More online: http://www.hartmanndcs.com or by phone: 877-886-4313 ext. 2021.

About HARTMANN USA
HARTMANN USA manufactures and markets high-performance product solutions in the areas of Incontinence Management, Skin Care, Compression Therapy and Wound Management.  With nearly two centuries of experience in design, development and distribution of products that support healthcare professionals, HARTMANN partners with customers to enhance resident quality of life, and to provide individualized product solutions. More online: https://www.hartmanninfo.com or by phone:  1-800-243-2294.

Dignity Continence Solutions is a registered trademark of HARTMANN USA, Inc.

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