Patients in hospital gowns and hospital socks slip, and a slip on a polished ward floor is how a lot of hip fractures start. These Posey fall management socks put a gripping tread across the sole so a patient getting up to the toilet has some purchase underfoot.
They are also a visual cue. Colour coded non skid socks are used on many wards to flag a patient who has been assessed as a falls risk, so any staff member walking past knows to keep an eye on them without opening a chart.
For home and residential care, they suit clients who refuse shoes indoors or who have feet too swollen for their usual footwear. They wash with the rest of the laundry and go straight back on.






