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Backed by real-world evidence, the SideLyer Blog is your resource for preventing pressure ulcers, enhancing safety, and reducing costs through positioning, lift, and transfer.

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SideLyer Company Congratulates Brian’s House of Exton, PA as the Winner of the PAR Solutions Conference Giveaway

Harrisburg, PA — November 6, 2025 — SideLyer Company proudly announces Brian’s House, located in

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SideLyer to Exhibit at the PAR ID/A Solutions Conference 2025

We’re excited to share that SideLyer will be exhibiting at the PAR ID/A Solutions Conference 2025, taking place October 28–29, 2025 in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Mark your calendars and be sure to stop by our booth #20 to meet our team and see the SideLyer in action.

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Reimagining Patient Positioning: How SideLyer Empowers Physiatry Practices

As physiatrists, you understand better than anyone that recovery is all about function, comfort, and the daily realities of patient care. Yet, in every inpatient rehab, SNF, or LTAC setting, the same challenges surface over and over: preventing pressure injuries, maintaining mobility safely, and optimizing staff time in a world of staffing shortages and rising acuity.

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Caring with Dignity: How SideLyer Brings Comfort to Hospice Patients and Caregivers

My friend’s father was in his final weeks of life. He had been battling terminal cancer, and as his mobility declined, he became bed-bound. Despite the hospice team’s loving care, he developed painful pressure ulcers from prolonged immobility on his back and hips. It was devastating for the family - as if the cancer itself were not cruel enough, he now faced a new source of suffering

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Elevate Patient Care with SideLyer at the 2025 SAWC Conference

We’re excited to share that SideLyer will be exhibiting at the Symposium on Advanced Wound Care (SAWC) taking place this year in Las Vegas, NV, from September 4 through 6, 2025. Mark your calendars and join us at booth #643!

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Pressure Points: What You Need to Know About HACRP in 2025

This blog examines recent research on CMS penalty patterns under the Hospital-Acquired Condition Reduction Program. We look at why most penalized hospitals don't receive penalties the following year, discuss factors contributing to this volatility, and explore why pressure injury prevention may be one of the few controllable elements in the current system. This blog includes penalty data, cost considerations, and thoughts on planning strategies given the regulatory uncertainty.

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Breaking the Cycle: How Modern Repositioning Transforms Long-Term Care for Staff and Residents

Long-term care facilities face a critical challenge where manual patient repositioning puts staff at risk for injury while compromising resident care quality. When caregivers fear injury from heavy lifting, they reposition residents less frequently, creating dangerous pressure injury risks for vulnerable patients. Modern mechanical repositioning devices offer a breakthrough solution by protecting staff from physical strain while ensuring consistent, safe resident care. These innovative systems transform a harmful cycle into a win-win scenario where both caregiver safety and resident wellbeing improve together.

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Making Repositioning Easy

Repositioning is a critical practice for bedridden patients that impacts everything from skin integrity to emotional well-being. Discover how innovative technology is improving outcomes, and bringing dignity and comfort back to patients.

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Say Goodbye to Bedsores: How SideLyer Reduces Pressure Ulcers by 10x

Pressure ulcers—also known as bedsores or pressure injuries—remain a persistent challenge in long-term care settings

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Understanding Pressure Injuries: Causes, Prevention and Treatment

Pressure ulcers, also known as bed sores, are harmful for patients, providers, and healthcare facilities.

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A Buyer’s Guide to Patient Repositioning Systems: What Matters Most

Choosing the right patient repositioning system isn’t just about features—it’s about improving quality of life for patients and caregivers alike. The SideLyer Motorized Repositioning System stands out by combining advanced safety features, durable construction, and ergonomic design tailored to real-world needs. It’s an investment in comfort, health, and peace of mind.

White Paper: Preventing Pressure Injuries, Their Costs and Complications

This comprehensive white paper provides healthcare professionals and administrators with an evidence-based overview of pressure injuries—why they occur, their true costs, and how they impact both patients and caregivers. It summarizes current epidemiology, risk factors, and outcomes, and highlights the growing burden of caregiver musculoskeletal injuries linked to manual repositioning.
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The report also presents proven prevention strategies, including the clinical and financial benefits of purpose-built repositioning devices like the SideLyer system, which can reduce pressure injuries, lower staff injury rates, and improve quality of care across long-term, acute, and home-based settings.

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