Products Safe fall recovery is where it’s AAT


AAT is bringing to market the Indeelift, a mobile platform that it refers to as a “people picker upper”. This rechargeable


battery-powered lift has been designed to alleviate many of the issues that arise when trying to get a conventional


swing hoist into place around a fallen person. Based around a steel platform, the Indeelift slides into position to lift, gently and smoothly, the fallen person from floor to standing. The design of the lift, coupled with integrated rise assist handles and safety belts, optimises stability during the process. A range of versions enable even morbidly obese residents (up to


250kg/39st) to be lifted to their feet safely and with dignity. “Each care home


experiences an average of at least three falls/month. The Care Inspectorate advises as good practice the use of lifting equipment to optimise the safety of residents when they


have fallen, in appropriate circumstances, as part of the post fall pathway procedure,” says AAT Director Peter Wingrave. “Indeelift brings a new, dignified approach to that safe transfer. It is probably the least invasive recovery solution, and offers the least possible risk, for the fallen person- and care staff.”


Bespoke by Evans launches dementia- friendly flame retardant fabric


Manchester-based fabrics supplier Bespoke by Evans has launched a new biophilic collection aimed at supporting care home residents suffering with dementia. Approved by Stirling University’s Dementia Services Development Centre (DSDC), these new flame retardant fabrics are the first to meet independent testing standards and have been awarded dementia- friendly ratings of ‘2a’ and ‘2b’ for use as dementia-inclusive designs for curtains, upholstery, cushions, and accessories. The fabric designs are supported by


over 25 years’ academic and best-practice research by the DSDC. Five accredited designs use a range of techniques to help


Log my Care puts consent at the heart of care


Digital care management platform Log my Care has launched its newest feature: consent management. Designed with carers, the feature


enables care providers to manage their service users’ consent records directly in Log my Care’s platform.


Service users, or their Legal Power of


Attorney, will now be able to sign digital consent and lack of capacity forms. Care providers have the option to choose from a list of pre-populated templates to present to their clients for consent, with the option to amend these, as required. All signed consent forms are easily accessible. According to Log my Care, consent management allows care providers to take a more standardised approach to recording consent or lack of capacity.


psychological understanding of care home living, orientation, and navigation including: colour contrasts to break up and connect spaces together, avoidance of ‘busy’ repetitive layouts, perception of colour and contrast by the ageing eye, and familiarity bringing generation-appropriate modern florals.


Kepler adds facial blur to avoid blurring privacy line


Dutch company Kepler Vision Technologies has announced a software upgrade for its Kepler Night Nurse (KNN) system. Thanks to the upgrade, the faces


of anyone detected by its smart sensor system will be blurred, thus providing an additional level of privacy for both care home residents and staff. KNN is already able to detect when patients fall, or when they are in physical distress, or when residents suffering from dementia wander into off-limits areas. Staff are automatically alerted when their assistance is required, eliminating, Kepler claims, 99 per cent of false alarms.


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to KNN adds an extra level of privacy for anyone present in these environments, similar to the automatic anonymisation used by Google Maps.


Dr Harro Stokman, Kepler CEO, said: “As machine learning


tools continue to proliferate throughout the healthcare sector, ensuring these systems provide benefits without compromising patient’s privacy and dignity is of paramount importance. While our [KNN] system already provides privacy because the video feeds it monitors are only ever ‘seen’ by the algorithm, automatically blurring the faces in this closed system will provide an extra level of privacy for both patients and staff.”


www.thecarehomeenvironment.com April 2022


Care app Nourished by PainChek


Digital care management technology provider, Nourish Care, has announced a new integration with the world’s first AI-powered pain assessment tool, PainChek. PainChek analyses facial micro-


expressions indicative of pain in care home residents, particularly those living with dementia or cognitive impairments and unable to reliably communicate their pain. App-based care planning platform Nourish


will now be able to leverage the PainChek technology by surfacing PainChek assessment scores and observations.


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