Ben Waters*, an 84-year-old retired engineer in the early stages of dementia, moves freely throughout the day at his California nursing home, socializing with fellow residents. One day during lunch, he becomes confused and walks away from the dining room, down a hallway toward an exit door.
Because of Ben’s comprehensive resident profile, the staff knows he is allowed to move throughout the facility. However, as she approaches a predetermined distance** of the facility exit, SamarionSolution's location identification technology activates an immediate alert. The nursing staff receives the notice via their mobile assistant device and quickly contacts the nearest caregiver to gently escort Ben back to lunch with his friends.
In rare cases when a resident does manage to exit the facility, procedures are escalated, instantly notifying high-level staff of the incident.
*Names and situations are fictitious, serving only to illustrate common nursing home incidents.
**This pre-determined distance is customized to each resident.