Pressure Ulcer Prevalence

● According to the CDC, 2-28% of skilled nursing residents have pressure injuries1
● Pressure injuries can increase the rate of a patient’s death by 400%1
● Pressure ulcers are costly, one pressure injury cost can range from 21,000- 151,700 to
treat effectively2
● Medicare estimated the average pressure ulcer in 2007 cost $43,180 to treat2
● One study found that pressure ulcers recur at a rate of 27%3

Our Plan
Healthy people 2030 Plan

● Provide educational programs and

services for Skilled nursing staff
regarding pressure ulcers
● Implement surveys and tests to
examine knowledge of staff
● Expand overall awareness of
prevalence and dangers of
pressure ulcers
● Improve quality of life through
decreased occurrence of pressure
ulcers in patients in skilled
nursing facilities
Works Cited
1. Products - Data Briefs - Number 14 - February 2009. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/products/databriefs/db14.htm#:~:text=Pressure%20ulcers%20are%20se
rious%20medical,ulcers%20(2%2C3). Published November 6, 2015. Accessed July 20, 2021.
2. Are we ready for this change? AHRQ.
https://www.ahrq.gov/patient-safety/settings/hospital/resource/pressureulcer/tool/pu1.html.
Accessed July 20, 2021.
3. Wurzer P, Winter R, Stemmer SO, et al. Risk factors for recurrence of pressure ulcers after defect
reconstruction. Wound Repair Regen. 2018;26(1):64-68. doi:10.1111/wrr.12613