What Is Your Most Popular Preventative Foam Mattress for Pressure Care?
Choosing the right mattress is an important part of pressure injury prevention and management. A support surface needs to provide effective pressure redistribution while also considering comfort, positioning and practical day-to-day care.
The Optimal 5zon® by Care of Sweden combines these qualities in a preventative foam mattress and is our most popular foam mattress for purchase and hire.
Designed for pressure redistribution
The Optimal 5zon® is a 14 cm replacement mattress designed to support pressure redistribution and individual comfort.
Its zoned, castellated surface is designed to accommodate the different pressure requirements of different areas of the body. Smaller foam cubes are used around particularly vulnerable areas, such as the heels, helping the body become appropriately immersed and enveloped by the mattress.
The mattress is intended as an aid in the prevention and treatment of pressure injuries up to and including Category 2, following appropriate individual assessment.
Supporting both lying and sitting
Pressure care doesn't stop when a person sits up in bed.
The Optimal 5zon® incorporates Care of Sweden's patented DuoCore® support function, designed to provide additional support beneath the hamstrings and pelvis when the user is sitting in bed.
This can help provide a comfortable, supportive position for everyday activities such as eating, reading or watching television.
Designed with shear reduction in mind
Shear can be another important consideration in pressure injury care, particularly when a person changes position in bed.
The Optimal 5zon® features a two-part foam core that allows the layers to move relative to one another during position changes. This design helps transfer shear forces between the foam layers rather than allowing the full effect to occur between the skin and support surface.
Combined with its four-way stretch hygiene cover, the mattress has been designed with both pressure redistribution and shear reduction in mind.
Practical for everyday care
A pressure care mattress also needs to work well in busy healthcare and home care environments.
The Optimal 5zon® is available with removable, liquid-resistant hygiene covers designed to support cleaning and infection-control routines. Its high-density foam provides support and stability while maintaining comfort for individuals spending extended periods in bed.
The standard Optimal 5zon® has a recommended user weight of up to 180 kg.
Purchase or rent the Optimal 5zon®
Pressure care requirements can be short term, long term or change as a person's circumstances evolve.
That's why Unicare offers the Optimal 5zon® for both purchase and rental, providing greater flexibility for healthcare facilities, community care providers and people receiving care at home.
Looking for the right pressure care mattress?
Talk to our friendly staff about the Optimal 5zon® and whether purchase or rental is the right option for your needs. Send us a message or chat with us on Whatsapp.
Mattress selection should always be based on an appropriate individual assessment and the manufacturer's current instructions for use.
