NURSE CALL SYSTEMS
Case study – University of Stirling – The Dementia Services Development Centre (DSDC)
Courtney Thorne’s care technology has been chosen as part of an international showcase – The Dementia Services Development Centre (DSDC) at Stirling University – ‘to demonstrate the flexibility and dementia-friendly features that wireless technology can offer to healthcare professionals and carers who visit the centre from around the world’. These include: n At the point of use, the call button is easy to hold and press for patients, and includes a pictogram symbol that aids recognition in people living with dementia.
n The system is fully programmable to meet the needs of individual patients or care environments.
n Its flexibility aids future-proofing, and enables changes to
are not only the most current, but are also future-proof, especially when it comes to adapting to changing needs in combination with quickly evolving technology. The latest Courtney Thorne Altra nurse call system incorporates future-proof technologies, such as a variety of sensors and multiple connection options built in, to offer customers future functionality that should enable staff to take care to new levels.
Courtney Thorne believes care management software will have a
be made quickly and easily with no ‘dirty works’ to wiring, minimising disruption.
n The nurse call system can be used in ‘silent mode’, preventing noise that people living with dementia can find distressing.
n Staff can carry receivers in their pockets to alert them to a call instantly when they are away from the nurses’ station.
n The system includes ‘dementia-friendly’ wireless pressure sensors which can be placed in the bed or on the floor to alert staff if patients wander during the night.
n The data capture provided by the system can be used by management staff to plan staffing levels and care regimes.
n Data from the nurse call system can also be used to provide evidence-based proof of call frequency and response times.
significant role moving forward, with sensor-generated data and
environmental information increasingly integrated into care plans and residents’ records. Managing director, Graham Vickrage, says: “We are already talking to a number of care management software providers about integration, and have launched an audit dashboard for our cloud-based reporting product, which will, for example, enable a CQC inspector to quickly view key summary information on screen.” It may take a bit longer for hospitals to adopt the same technology
to integrate nurse call systems with patient records, but such a move would not only provide enhanced patient care, but could also save thousands of work hours for staff. Something that could be adopted straight away is our newly launched Bluetooth-activated wireless trigger unit – Altra Link. In the care industry it is being used to wirelessly connect nurse call systems with assistive technology devices such as chair and bed pads, floor mats, infrared (IR) sensors, and fall monitors, all individually connected to associated bed or room units.
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