At Jewell Nursing Solutions, we’re making solutions for the new healthcare economy. The healthcare system is becoming increasingly overloaded and over expensive, while the number of temporarily or chronically disabled people is growing rapidly.
Now more than ever, sustainable, affordable and effective solutions to improve bedside caregiving to prevent patient harm is desperately needed.
It is critical that all caregivers, regardless of their level of medical training, have the right equipment, supplies, knowledge and skills and help to care for those most vulnerable to pressure injury.
It is time we care for those who care.
Gwen started Jewell Nursing Solutions over 14 years ago because she knew nurses needed pressure relieving cushions and pillows that honestly worked for everyone. Along with her team of dedicated nurses, caregivers and people who care about healthcare, we are remain dedicated to empowering caregivers from all walks of life to prevent and heal pressure wounds.
Now everyone can rest better.
About Caroline Tudor
Caroline has always had an entrepreneurial spirit. In 2008 she purchased a franchise business called Relax The Back, a company that sells ergonomic products and furniture that helps prevent and ease the suffering of back pain.
For 3 years Caroline successfully ran the business, growing sales by more than 50 percent each year. In 2010 she won the company award for highest sales growth franchise. It was during this time that she learned that she shared a deep passion with Gwen, to help prevent people from suffering pain.
In 2012 Caroline negotiated the profitable sale of the franchise business, and the two partners started Jewell Nursing Solutions.
Inspired by the potential and promise of helping so many people with such great products and services, Caroline has carried the business from its humble beginnings in 2012 to a million dollars a year in gross sales.
In her role of Chief Operating Officer, Caroline has set up and managed several lucrative business arrangements including Amazon, Walmart, Vizient and more. Additionally, Caroline has been instrumental in forming and growing the Jewell Nursing Solutions brand and website presence by over 200% per year.
About Gwen Jewell
Gwen Jewell is a Clinical Nurse II and Certified Wound Care Specialist by the American Board of Wound Specialists
Gwen graduated from San Francisco State University School of Nursing many moons ago, in 2006. Since then, she has served as faculty clinical instructor for San Francisco State School of Nursing.
In 2011 while working for Dignity Health’s Sequoia Hospital, Gwen volunteered to join her employer’s Hospital Acquired Pressure Ulcer Prevention Team (HAPU). She joined after caring for a patient with a very bad, and ultimately fatal, pressure injury.
As she learned more and worked with people suffering from pressure wounds, she was surprised to discover that the one thing that is most important to prevent pressure injuries is the one thing we are not very good at: getting the pressure off.
Thus her passion for seeking solutions to reduce pressure, keep patients more comfortable, and save lives grew into a unique business concept.
Tapping into her experience running a Relax The Back Store with Caroline Tudor, Gwen realized that it was possible to improve pressure relief equipment and techniques by applying ergonomic science and physical therapy with support technology.
Fast forward to today, Gwen has applied her knowledge and experience to design better positioning cushions and pillows. Additionally, she has identified better patient handling techniques that she now teaches to medical professionals and home caregivers. Her goal is to ensure better products and techniques for optimal safety, comfort, and pressure reduction.
