Lighting a hospital room

Safety and well-being for the elderly

Preventing falls in the over-65s is a huge issue for healthcare establishments. Apart from the intrinsic predisposing factors to falls (age, health, muscular weakness, brittle bones, impaired vision, illness, etc.), insufficient or badly placed lighting is one of the extrinsic precipitating factors.

NIGHT LIGHTING, A LEVER FOR ACTION?

A study carried out in a nursing home showed that 70% of falls take place in the bedroom, while 54% of falls occur while moving around and 31% while getting up.* How can lighting be used to limit the risk of accidents among senior citizens? What solutions exist for lighting residents' bedrooms? How can comfortable lighting be created? Adapting lighting at night is a way for retirement homes, senior residences and hospitals to limit falls and keep residents independent.

THE ACTILED NIGHT-LIGHT: A NIGHT-LIGHTING SOLUTION

For the past 10 years, ACTiLED has been equipping nursing homes, senior residences and hospitals with LED nightlights (EHPAD Espérance in Nantes, AP-HP in Sainte Périne, CHR in Metz-Thionville, etc.). This cost-effective lighting system is a solution for limiting the risk of residents falling and relieving the burden on care staff.