Pressure mats
Help staff identify movement earlier and respond to residents who may need support.
For residents at risk when moving unaided, staff often learn they are up only after something has gone wrong.
Photography brief: Carer arriving to support a resident sitting on the edge of the bed, offering an arm. Mobile phone clipped to pocket. Calm, not an emergency.
What changes
The outcome for the people who run the home, the team on shift and the residents they care for.
Management benefit
Movement alerts and responses are recorded, giving evidence for risk assessments, care-plan reviews and night staffing decisions.
Staff workflow benefit
An alert when a resident leaves the bed, sent to the right device, so support can be offered earlier.
Resident benefit
Support arrives sooner when they get up — without constant checks and without restricting their freedom to move.
How it connects to CareBell
The bed-mounted mat detects when a resident rises and sends an alert into CareBell. CareBell notifies the appropriate staff member, escalates if needed and records the response.
How it works
- 1
A resident gets up
The bed-mounted mat detects the change in pressure.
- 2
Staff are alerted through CareBell
The alert reaches the right staff device with the room shown, and can be escalated if not accepted.
- 3
The response is recorded
Acknowledgement and attendance are logged, building evidence for risk and care-plan reviews.
Key capabilities
- Bed-mounted pressure detection
- Alert delivered into CareBell the moment a resident rises
- Routing, acknowledgement and escalation like any other CareBell alert
- Configurable per resident, so mats are used only where risk assessment supports it
Reporting and accountability
- Movement alerts by resident, room and time of night
- Response time from alert to attendance
- Patterns to inform risk assessments and care-plan reviews
- Searchable history to support incident reviews
Installation and integration requirements
- Pressure mat per bed where risk assessment supports it
- CareBell platform and staff mobile phones
- Placement guidance provided during onboarding
Illustrative use
A resident with a history of night-time falls is assessed as at risk when walking unaided. A pressure mat alerts the night team as soon as they leave the bed. Over several weeks the recorded alerts show a pattern between 2am and 3am, prompting a review of evening routines and hydration.
Illustrative scenario. Verified client results are published on the Results page.
Pricing approach
Approximately £100 per room per month including the mat, plus the CareBell platform from £20 per room per month.
Frequently asked questions
No system can prevent every fall. Pressure mats support earlier intervention by telling staff sooner that a resident is up, and the recorded alerts help with risk awareness and care-plan review.
Yes. Mats are configured per resident and used where a risk assessment supports it.
See where your care home could operate more efficiently.
Book a practical review of your current systems, staffing pressures and response workflows. We will identify where CareBell can improve visibility, accountability and day-to-day efficiency.