How can nursing homes improve outcomes, increase efficiency and reduce costs? With TENA Total Care, we begin by discussing your current way of working and look at ways in which care can be improved and more value created. We then present a new way of working that uses specific TENA products, digital solutions and support to meet your residents' needs and optimise your resources. 95% of nursing homes show clear improvements with TENA Total Care.(1)
TENA Total Care
How do you deliver more with less?
These are challenging times for care facilities. Care demands and staff workloads are increasing. Budgets and resources are becoming tighter, and pressure is mounting to cut costs and achieve greater value. This brings the biggest challenge of all: how do you deliver more with less?
The challenges care facilities are facing
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Challenges for residents
Without an accurate continence assessment, residents will be given the wrong product type with the wrong size and absorption level. This will have a negative effect on both physical and emotional wellbeing. As well as being uncomfortable, this will cause leakages that can lead to incontinence-associated dermatitis, a loss of dignity, sleep deprivation and social withdrawal.
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Challenges for caregivers
Having to change residents according to a fixed schedule, instead of the results of an accurate continence assessment, will increase workloads and lower the standard of care. Not knowing the best time to check, change or toilet residents will lead to frequent unnecessary checks and changes. This will reduce efficiency, lower job satisfaction and increase the chance of stress and sick days.
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Challenges for care facilities
Not meeting the challenges residents and caregivers are facing will create challenges for your care facility. The wrong absorbent products and inefficient care routines will lead to more laundry, more waste and costly skin health treatment. It will also lead to more staff time being used on changing products and bedding. More laundry also means higher utility costs and more energy use.
30%
30% of residents with wrong product fit risk skin health issues (2)
43%
43% of caregivers are unsatisfied with their work environment (3)
87%
87% of care facilities are facing financial challenges (2)
Most complete range of best-in-class continence care solutions to help you achieve value all around your care home
TOTAL SUPPORT
Tools, education, training and support
to complete assessments and build better care plans
TOTAL PERFORMANCE
High quality TENA absorbent products to meet every need
TOTAL INSIGHT
Data powered solutions to inform your decisions
TOTAL CONFIDENCE
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From maintaining skin health to improving efficiencies, TENA Total Care offers positive outcomes for everyone.
TENA Total Care - for more efficient care and greater value
With TENA Total Care, we discuss the level of care you currently provide at every stage of the continence care pathway. We then present a new way of working that uses specific TENA products, digital solutions and support to meet your residents' unique needs and optimise your resources - from assessment to outcomes.
Using better quality products and implementing better care routines will help ensure that your care facility uses fewer products, uses less time on changes and laundry, creates less waste and uses less of your budget. But most importantly, you will provide better care for your residents and a more efficient working environment for your staff.
TENA Total Care – use better, use less everywhere.
See how we assess each resident into one of six Care Needs Profiles
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1- Active & Independent residents
Active and independent with no support needed.
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2 - Independent residents with same impairment
Starting to experience some mobility and/ or cognitive impairment, but most of the time they manage themselves and might occasionally need support.
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3 - Residents with increased mobility impairment
Has increased mobility impairment and may experience difficulties with dressing and therefore needs the support of one carer.
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4 - Residents with significant cognitive confusion
Experiences significant confusion. Might have mobility issues but is still weight--bearing, therefore always needs support from maximum one carer.
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5 - Residents with significant mobility impairment
Has significant mobility impairment. Is still weight-bearing but needs support from an active mechanical lift and one* carer to make transfers.
*due to legal requirements, 2 carers may be required.
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6 - Immobile and passive residents
Is passive and mostly confined to bed or a wheelchair. No mobility or weight-bearing ability, needs support from a passive lift with two carers to help make transfers.
How TENA Total Care optimises the continence care pathway
TENA Total Care supports each step of the continence care pathway from assessment through to evaluating care with products, tools, supporting evidence and digital solutions. Don't hesitate to contact us for tools and materials to support continence care pathways in your care home. Click on the links to explore or contact us.
1. Assesment – for accurate continence assessments
TENA Care Needs Profiles
TENA Bladder Diary
TENA Continence Assessment
TENA Skin Health Assessment, IAD Prevention and Treatment Guide
TENA SmartCare Identifi™
2. Care plan – for person-centred care plans
TENA Continence Care Plan
TENA Product Selector Guides
TENA Best Practice Continence Care
TENA Best Practice Personal Hygiene
TENA Best Practice Bowel Management
3. Care delivery – for effective delivery of care
4. Evaluation – for reviewing and evaluating care
TENA Review and Follow-Up Report
Turn care challenges into positive outcomes - care homes using TENA products and solutions
35%
35% reduction in waste (6)
70%
70% of staff agree TENA Total Care routines create a better working environment (4)
15%
15% reduction in carbon footprint with TENA SmartCare Identifi™ (7)
Further reading on how to create more value
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References:
1. Essity data on file: All statistics are based on average percentages from between 85-181 TENA Solutions case studies around the world, mainly Europe but also USA, Canada and China. Results vary across countries and care homes. 2011-13
2. A. Wagg, Continence in nursing homes: a state of irreversible decline?, 2019
3. A study from News Medical Life Sciences, “Study shows higher health care costs and worse outcomes for incontinent patients”, 2021
4. Essity data on file (staff questionnaires): All statistics are based on results from between 85-92 TENA Solutions case studies involving 936-1020 respondents (depending on question) around the world, mainly Europe but also USA and Canada. Results vary across countries and care homes. 2012-14.
5. ARCTICC study on TENA SmartCare Identifi by University of Alberta, Canada, 2018 - data on file, submitted for peer reviewed publication
6. Data on file, 207 evaluations in 25 different Swedish municipalities, March 2017.
7. “Carbon footprint in use” includes the carbon footprint of both the absorbent products and laundry due to leakages, in delivering Toileting & Containment Care. Result is based on a clinical trial (data on file) and a Life Cycle Assessment performed by Essity and third-party reviewed, showing a 15% reduction. Assumptions on day- and nighttime leakage, resulting in different laundry volumes, were based on internal Essity data on file. Absorbent product environmental impact was based on raw material acquisition, production, transport and waste handling.
With over 60 years of experience TENA is the world’s leading incontinence brand*. We offer a full range of absorbent products, skincare and digital health technology solutions that are tailored to the needs of individuals, their families and healthcare professionals.
With TENA, Essity is at the forefront of developing products and services that help improve dignity and the quality of people’s lives. We strive for sustainable continence care with better care and better products.
*Source: Euromonitor International Limited; Retail Adult Incontinence, all channels, RSP value sales, Tissue & Hygiene, 2024 edition.
TENA, a brand of Essity – a global leading hygiene and healthy company. Everyday, our products, solutions and services are used by billion people around the world. Our purpose is to break barriers to well-being for the benefit of consumers, patients, caregivers, customers and society. Sales are conducted in approximately 150 countries under the leading global brands TENA and Tork, and other strong brands such as Actimove, Cutimed, JOBST, Knix, Leukoplast, Libero, Libresse, Lotus, ModiBodi, Nosotras, Saba, Tempo, TOM Organic and Zewa. In 2024, Essity had net sales of approximately SEK 146bn (EUR 13bn) and employed 36,000 people. The Company's headquarters is located in Stockholm, Sweden and Essity is listed on Nasdaq Stockholm. More information at essity.com.