Skin Integrity and Pressure Area Care Audit – Care Homes
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Questions
0/32 answeredQ1 | Unanswered
Governance: Is there a current skin-integrity and pressure-area care policy with clear responsibilities, prevention arrangements and routes for obtaining clinical advice?
Evidence to check
- • Current skin-integrity and pressure-area care policy and named responsibilities
- • Clinical advice and referral pathways and checks of implementation
Supporting NotesNo notes yet.Notes are stamped with your name, date and time.Photographic Evidence
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Initial assessment: Are skin condition and pressure-damage risk assessed promptly on admission or return to the home, with existing damage documented and appropriate clinical input arranged?
Evidence to check
- • Admission or return skin assessments and pressure-risk records
- • Documentation of existing damage and timely referral or clinical advice
Supporting NotesNo notes yet.Notes are stamped with your name, date and time.Photographic Evidence
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Risk assessment: Do assessments consider relevant mobility, ability to reposition, nutrition, continence, sensory impairment, health conditions and previous pressure damage, with validated tools used appropriately alongside clinical judgement?
Evidence to check
- • Individual risk assessments and relevant clinical or care information
- • Appropriate validated tool records and clinical judgement supporting the assessment
Supporting NotesNo notes yet.Notes are stamped with your name, date and time.Photographic Evidence
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Review triggers: Are risk assessments and care plans reviewed at appropriate intervals and after changes in mobility, illness, nutrition, skin condition or other relevant needs?
Evidence to check
- • Assessment and care-plan review histories
- • Reviews following illness or changes in mobility, nutrition or skin condition
Supporting NotesNo notes yet.Notes are stamped with your name, date and time.Photographic Evidence
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Skin assessment: Do people at high risk receive a skin assessment by a trained healthcare professional, with staff carrying out ongoing observations within their competence and the agreed plan?
Evidence to check
- • Healthcare professional skin assessments for people at high risk
- • Ongoing observation instructions and staff competence records
Supporting NotesNo notes yet.Notes are stamped with your name, date and time.Photographic Evidence
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Recognition across skin tones: Can staff recognise concerning changes across different skin tones, including changes in colour, temperature, firmness, swelling or pain rather than relying only on visible redness?
Evidence to check
- • Training and competency checks covering assessment across skin tones
- • Sampled observations documenting colour, warmth, firmness, swelling or pain concerns
Supporting NotesNo notes yet.Notes are stamped with your name, date and time.Photographic Evidence
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Consent and privacy: Are skin checks and care explained accessibly and undertaken with consent or appropriate lawful decision-making, protecting privacy and dignity?
Evidence to check
- • Communication preferences and relevant consent or lawful decision records
- • Resident feedback and consented observations of privacy during skin care
Supporting NotesNo notes yet.Notes are stamped with your name, date and time.Photographic Evidence
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Individual plan: Does each person at risk have an individual prevention plan specifying skin checks, pressure relief, repositioning, equipment, moisture management and escalation arrangements?
Evidence to check
- • Individual prevention plans with skin checks, equipment and care instructions
- • Staff knowledge checks and examples of escalation arrangements being used
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Repositioning schedule: Is repositioning frequency and assistance based on assessed risk and current clinical guidance, clearly recorded and reviewed for effectiveness, comfort and changing needs?
Evidence to check
- • Assessed repositioning schedules and relevant clinical recommendations
- • Reviews of skin outcomes, comfort and changes in required assistance
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Delivery and recording: Are planned position changes delivered and recorded accurately, with missed or delayed support identified, escalated and addressed?
Evidence to check
- • Repositioning records compared with planned care and actual shift arrangements
- • Actions on missed, delayed or inaccurately recorded support
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Choice and participation: Are people supported to reposition independently where possible, with refusals or distress explored and safe alternatives or advice sought?
Evidence to check
- • Plans supporting independent movement and personal preferences
- • Records of declined care, explored reasons and agreed alternatives or clinical advice
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Safe techniques: Do staff use assessed handling methods and suitable aids to reduce friction and shear, avoiding rubbing or massage of pressure areas as a prevention measure?
Evidence to check
- • Handling plans, training and suitable repositioning aids
- • Consented observations and staff checks confirming friction and shear are minimised
Supporting NotesNo notes yet.Notes are stamped with your name, date and time.Photographic Evidence
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Image filesCameraQ13 | Unanswered
Support surfaces: Are mattresses, cushions and other pressure-redistributing surfaces selected to meet assessed needs, provided promptly and reviewed when needs change?
Evidence to check
- • Assessed mattress, cushion or support-surface requirements
- • Provision records and reassessment following changes in needs
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Image filesCameraQ14 | Unanswered
Equipment function: Are pressure-relieving systems correctly set up, checked and maintained in line with instructions, with faults escalated and safe alternatives available?
Evidence to check
- • Equipment setup instructions, function checks and maintenance records
- • Fault reports and evidence safe replacement or contingency arrangements were used
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Image filesCameraQ15 | Unanswered
Compatibility: Are pressure-relieving surfaces compatible with beds, rails, seating and the person's transfer needs, with entrapment or other equipment risks assessed?
Evidence to check
- • Equipment compatibility and relevant bed-rail or entrapment assessments
- • Checks showing the surface, bed and transfer arrangements work safely together
Supporting NotesNo notes yet.Notes are stamped with your name, date and time.Photographic Evidence
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Image filesCameraQ16 | Unanswered
Seating and heels: Are prolonged sitting, posture and heel pressure addressed through individual assessment, suitable positioning and any clinically advised offloading arrangements?
Evidence to check
- • Individual seating, posture and heel-pressure assessments or specialist advice
- • Care observations and records of positioning or offloading arrangements
Supporting NotesNo notes yet.Notes are stamped with your name, date and time.Photographic Evidence
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Image filesCameraQ17 | Unanswered
Device-related pressure: Where devices, splints or other equipment contact the skin, are pressure risks assessed and relevant sites checked under the care plan?
Evidence to check
- • Relevant device-related skin-risk assessments and observation instructions
- • Recorded skin checks and action on pressure from devices or equipment
Supporting NotesNo notes yet.Notes are stamped with your name, date and time.Photographic Evidence
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Image filesCameraQ18 | Unanswered
Moisture and continence: Are moisture, incontinence and perspiration managed through timely support and an individual skin-care plan, with suitable cleansing and prescribed or recommended protective products?
Evidence to check
- • Individual continence and moisture-management plans
- • Care records and checks of cleansing or protective products and resulting skin condition
Supporting NotesNo notes yet.Notes are stamped with your name, date and time.Photographic Evidence
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Image filesCameraQ19 | Unanswered
Fragile skin: Are dry or fragile skin, skin tears and other relevant risks addressed through gentle care, suitable products and adaptations to clothing, handling or the environment?
Evidence to check
- • Fragile-skin assessments and individual skin-care instructions
- • Actions addressing skin tears, handling, clothing or environmental causes
Supporting NotesNo notes yet.Notes are stamped with your name, date and time.Photographic Evidence
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Image filesCameraQ20 | Unanswered
Nutrition and hydration: Are nutrition and hydration concerns affecting skin health identified, monitored and referred appropriately, with recommended support followed through?
Evidence to check
- • Nutrition and hydration assessments, monitoring and relevant referrals
- • Recommended support and follow-up on concerns affecting skin health
Supporting NotesNo notes yet.Notes are stamped with your name, date and time.Photographic Evidence
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Image filesCameraQ21 | Unanswered
Pain and comfort: Are skin-related pain and discomfort assessed using appropriate communication support, with relief and clinical advice sought and outcomes reviewed?
Evidence to check
- • Appropriate pain assessments and communication support
- • Comfort interventions, clinical advice and review of response
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Image filesCameraQ22 | Unanswered
Early escalation: Are new discolouration, non-blanching changes, broken skin or other concerning findings reported promptly, with preventive action and clinical review arranged without waiting for a routine audit?
Evidence to check
- • Records of new skin concerns, recognition times and escalation
- • Prompt preventive action, clinical assessment and follow-up
Supporting NotesNo notes yet.Notes are stamped with your name, date and time.Photographic Evidence
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Image filesCameraQ23 | Unanswered
Wound assessment: Where damage is present, is assessment and classification undertaken by a competent healthcare professional, with a clear treatment plan and review arrangements?
Evidence to check
- • Competent clinical wound assessments and classification records
- • Current treatment plans and planned clinical reviews
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Image filesCameraQ24 | Unanswered
Wound records: Do records describe the site, extent and progress of damage consistently, with body maps or photographs used appropriately and securely under consent or other lawful authority?
Evidence to check
- • Wound charts, body maps and consistent progress records
- • Relevant photograph authority, access controls and secure storage arrangements
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Image filesCameraQ25 | Unanswered
Treatment delivery: Are dressings and other interventions delivered by staff with the required competence in accordance with the clinical plan, with supplies available and changes authorised appropriately?
Evidence to check
- • Treatment instructions, dressing records and role-specific competency evidence
- • Supply checks and authorised changes to interventions
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Image filesCameraQ26 | Unanswered
Deterioration: Are worsening wounds, possible infection or systemic illness recognised and escalated through appropriate urgent clinical pathways, with action and outcomes recorded?
Evidence to check
- • Records of deterioration, infection concerns or systemic symptoms
- • Urgent escalation, clinical advice and documented outcomes
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Image filesCameraQ27 | Unanswered
Complex and end-of-life needs: Are prevention and treatment adapted through clinical review for complex or end-of-life needs, balancing comfort, preferences and risk with decisions clearly documented?
Evidence to check
- • Relevant complex-care or end-of-life plans and clinical review decisions
- • Documented preferences, comfort considerations and reasons for adapted care
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Image filesCameraQ28 | Unanswered
Staff readiness: Are staff trained and assessed for their role in skin observation, prevention and escalation, with suitable staffing, equipment and specialist support available across shifts?
Evidence to check
- • Training, competency and shift support arrangements
- • Equipment availability and access to clinical or tissue-viability advice
Supporting NotesNo notes yet.Notes are stamped with your name, date and time.Photographic Evidence
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Image filesCameraQ29 | Unanswered
Handover and transfer: Are current skin findings, risk levels, equipment and care instructions communicated securely during handovers and transfers, with recommendations followed up?
Evidence to check
- • Sampled handovers and transfer information covering skin risks and instructions
- • Receipt checks where needed and follow-up of recommendations
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Image filesCameraQ30 | Unanswered
Reporting and safeguarding: Are pressure-damage incidents reviewed and reported through applicable routes, with safeguarding concerns considered on the facts and required notifications made?
Evidence to check
- • Pressure-damage incident reviews and reporting decisions
- • Safeguarding assessments, referrals and required notifications where applicable
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Image filesCameraQ31 | Unanswered
Learning and outcomes: Are new or worsening skin injuries, healing progress, missed care and resident feedback reviewed for underlying causes, with improvement actions checked for effectiveness?
Evidence to check
- • Reviews of skin injuries, healing progress, missed care and resident feedback
- • Improvement actions and rechecks addressing underlying causes
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Image filesCameraQ32 | Unanswered
Leadership assurance: Do managers and the Responsible Individual review skin-care practice, access to equipment and clinical support, and include findings and resource decisions in the quality of care review?
Evidence to check
- • Management and Responsible Individual reviews and quality-of-care findings
- • Resource decisions and actions improving equipment, clinical support and care practice
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