Derma therapy for nursing homes

DermaTherapy is Therapeutic Bed Linen that has been scientifically designed to enhance quality of life through better health and human performance.

WHAT IS IT

FDA Approved Class I Medical DeviceTreatment of Atopic Dermatitis (Eczema/Psoriasis)

Also, provides a skin friendly environment for:• Burn Victims• Moisture Lesions• Chemotherapy Patients• Menopausal Women• Night Sweats• Improved Sleep• Enhanced Athletic Performance

Clinically Proven To Assist In The Prevention Of Pressure Ulcers

Pressure Ulcers

Acute Care & Pressure Ulcers• Pressure Ulcers are a 2 to 4 billion pound cost to the NHS annually• “Zero Tolerance Approach” since pressure ulcers are viewed as preventable• Compensation for pressure ulcers starting to become more common

Care Homes & Pressure Ulcers

• Care Homes have proportionally the “highest risk” population versus acute care• Long Term Care facilities becoming more focused on the “most medically needy”

as society and the aged seek to stay in their own homes as long as possible

Current Situation

WHAT IF

What if you could reduce the incidents of pressure ulcers by over 50% by simply changing the sheets?

Rochelle Kelly Wristen

Director, Marketing & Communications

1008 Minnequa Avenue

Pueblo, CO 81004

Phone: (719) 557-3814

[email protected]

Press Release March 3, 2015New Study Confirms Significant Reduction of Pressure Ulcers from Use of DermaTherapy®

Bed Linens and Gowns at St. Mary-Corwin Medical Center

Smooth, antimicrobial fabric results in reduced pressure ulcers

and length of hospital patient stay

Mike Cafasso, vice president of operations at St. Mary-Corwin Medical Center, commissioned the study after learning about the revolutionary linen technology at an Association of Managers of Innovation (AMI) conference in the fall of 2012, where DermaTherapy® was being discussed. The control phase of the study ran for four months prior to implementing the new technology. The new products were introduced in April 2013. The DermaTherapy® phase of the study covered a nine-month period. A total of 3,179 patients were included in the study.

“We realized a 57% reduction of hospital-acquired pressure ulcers, also known as bed sores, as well as a modest reduction in length of stay in the hospital during the DermaTherapy study. We have continued to sustain those gains,” said Cafasso.

This is what St. Mary-Corwin Medical Center achieved!

What if you could save money by simply changing the sheets?

This is what Cone Healthcare saved!

What if the major pressure ulcer advisory boards recommended changing the sheets?

That is what they did under Emerging Technologies!

What if these clinical studies supported changing the sheets?

Durham, VA LTCDecember 2012

Wesley Long HospitalApril 2013

Moses Cone HospitalOctober 2012

HowITWORKS

DermaTherapy manages a patient’s microclimate by reducing moisture and heat while lowering the forces of shear and friction that contribute to the causes of pressure ulcers.

Incorporates the most scientifically advanced materials and patent protected technologies similar to those used in high performance athletic and mountaineering clothing to wick away moisture from the body. It is constructed so that air/moisture move readily through the material giving the patient a “cooler, drier” experience.

• Cotton is “not good for at risk skin”

– Made from short fibres

– Broken fibres create a “rough surface”

– Every time its washed it gets “rougher”

– Creates additional friction and shear

– Absorbs and retains moisture and fluids

– Does not wick moisture away from the body

– The wetter it is; the more friction & shear

– Holds stains and odors

Shear & Friction from traditional bed linen.

Unwashed

Washed 50 Times

Poly-CottonMagnified 150 Times

DermaTherapy Poly/Cotton

See the difference after being laundered 100 times.

Every time poly-cotton and 100% cotton are washed they become more like “microscopic sandpaper”

Unlaundered Laundered >100X Laundered >500X

~ All images were taken at 150X ~

After 500 Washes DermaTherapy’s Smooth Silk-Like Surface Is Virtually Unchanged

Reducing Friction & Shear

Percent Reduction of Bacteria (%)

Staphylococcus aureus

Staphylococcus epidermidis

Escherichia coli

Klebsiella pneumoniae

DT Laundered 100X 99.995% 99.990% 98.050% 91.088%

Antibacterial

DermaTherapy Surfaces Incorporate the Highly Effective and Proven Safe AEGIS MicrobeShield Antibacterial Agent

Assist in the Prevention of Infections

Microbiological Analysis: AATCC 100

The 3 Major Benefits of DermaTherapy

Clinical Benefits Stage I (£1,244) Stage II (£5,241) Stage III (£9,041) Stage IV (£14,108)

Operational Savings40+% Cost Reduction• Less Electricity• Less Chemicals• Less Waste

Procurement SavingsDurability• Last 4+ Times Longer• Soil Resistant Finish1 2 3

• A 68.9% reduction in pressure ulcers for the group that started the trial with pressure ulcers

• A 100% reduction in those developing pressure ulcers during the trial

Proven Results

• 57% Reduction Pressure UlcersSavings

• $2m Pressure Ulcer Prevention• $2.9m Shorter Length of Stay

Operational Savings40+% Cost Reduction• Less Electricity• Less Chemicals• Less Waste

• 41% lighter than poly-cotton equals to at least a third more linen items per wash and dryer loads.

• Dries 60% faster than cotton resulting in reduced energy cost and increased laundry room capacity.

• Reduces the amount of energy, water, laundry chemicals and waste water.

• “No Iron Decision” saves labour• Contributes to a “Greener Environment”

due to less energy, water, chemicals and waste.

Procurement SavingsDurability• Last 4+ Times Longer

• Last 4 to 5 times longer than poly-cotton bed linen.

• Not unusual for some sheets to last longer when properly laundered , handled and cared for.

• Soil release finish for easier cleaning results in less linen thrown away!

Changing the Quality of Life/Care