Any nurses out there?

Luckygirl is it possible to turn him on his side for maybe 30 minutes each side with a pillow between his knees and one against his back to keep him there? Even standing for a few minutes relieves the pressure but that would have to be done frequently. Very difficult for you.

I remember using meths and zinc powder on patients whose areas of pressure were red before the skin broke. When anyone got a bed sore we were told off by matron for not turning the patients.

Luckygirl It is important that the DN is made aware of this and should monitor it.

Lying on sheepskin pads is beneficial along with change of position.

I don’t know what is available for pressure points now but we used a bottle of mixture containing meths and olive oil as a preventative which worked well.

Its the depth of the sore, rather than the area you can see on the surface.
A lot can happen underneath a fairly innocuous looking red mark.

I agree with MissAdventure sometimes lack of pain is a bad sign so he should be looked at asap.

Luckygirl, do you also have the cavillon cream ?

I'm not a nurse, but have years of experience of pressure sore care, and I would say that you need to get it seen to.
Sometimes lack of pain can mean that a sore area has gone a bit deeper, away from the sensitive nerve endings.
As I say, I have no medical training, but always, always better to be safe than sorry with these things.

I would call the DN. In my experience they do not mind and it may prevent it getting any worse.

Poor man it sounds dreadful.

Yes.

Take a photo and send to the district nurse today

I would call them a small area can be very deep and can quickly widen and deepen - best get it looked at.