Bedsores are a preventable medical condition. A regimen of care to prevent bedsores is not complicated and with the proper attention, a patient should not develop these injuries. The earlier the bedsores are recognized, the easier they are to treat or prevent from worsening. Routine preventative measures include the following. The following routine preventative measures should be carried out for each patient at a nursing facility or any patient or person who lays immobile due to serious injury.
Actively look for bedsores and vulnerable skin on patients
Identify additional risk factors in patients, such as diabetes
Provide the patient a healthy diet and adequate of hydration
Rotate the position of the patient on a regular basis
Recognize the early stages of bedsores and treating appropriately
Proper cleaning of the patient, sheets, or existing bedsores