Most complications faced by our Most Vulnerable are Preventable.
Pressure sores are present in 25% of people in aged care who present to hospital. They can take years to heal. Australia spends $2bn managing this per year.
Falls are our most common cause of hospitalisation. 1/5 people who fall in aged care, aren’t attended to for over an hour. The US spends $52bn managing the complications of falls.
As many as 70% of falls happen when getting out of bed.