Bill Phelps*, an 82-year-old widower, has lived in a Florida nursing home for the last six months following a stroke. Bill's caregivers at the nursing home have an excellent track record for visiting him frequently and turning him often to prevent bed sores. However, during a particular week, two of his favorite nurses are on vacation.
During a week like this, SamarionSafe plays an even more vital role in Bill's life, because SamarionSolution's location identification technology is constantly aware of caregivers, visitors, outside contractors and other residents in Bill's room and the duration of each visit. Network monitors begin recording activity whenever a person, authorized or unauthorized, enters the room. With SamarionSafe, nursing home administrators, who are responsible for anyone who enters their facility, are confident knowing all in-room interactions with residents are monitored.
In addition, to assure the same consistent care for Bill, the nurse in charge may use the SamarionSafe scheduler to trigger reminders for care tasks. These reminders go directly to specific caregivers' mobile assistant devices.
SamarionSafe does much more than simply monitor resident interactions. An entire suite of safety functions is provided through this technology. For example, if Bill falls in a common-area restroom and is unable to press the wireless call button on his Samarion bracelet, SamarionSafe will detect that Bill has remained in the restroom longer than normal and send an instant alert to caregivers.
*Names and situations are fictitious, serving only to illustrate common nursing home incidents.