15.05.2024 07:00:09 - dpa-AFX: GNW-Adhoc: Ascom launches Activity Monitoring, an innovative software solution for long-term care homes
Ascom Activity Monitoring is an end-to-end solution for long-term care that
monitor and predict a deterioration in the health of residents. Built on top of
Ascom SmartSense, this state-of-the-art and fully interoperable software allows
the integration of external sensors and monitors movements and wander behavior,
detects potential falls, and monitors typical sleep patterns, etc. of long-term
care home residents. Active Monitoring also optimizes workflow efficiency for
the caregivers while preserving residents' lifestyle, privacy and safety.
The Ascom Activity Monitoring solution is part of the company's strategy to
address the growing market for smart solutions in the long-term care industry.
According to studies by the United Nations, the number of people worldwide aged
65 and older is expected to rise to 1.5 billion by 2050, compared to 702 million
in 2019(1). The number of people aged 80 years or older is expected to grow even
faster.
What is the Ascom Activity Monitoring solution?
With the Activity Monitoring solution, Ascom provides an end-to-end solution for
long-term care. The Ascom SmartSense algorithm converts incoming sensor data
into statuses and warnings as needed and enables caregivers to have a better and
continuous health update of the resident, predict a health deterioration, and
rapidly modify the care provided to prevent possible consequences. When paired
with Ofélia or Unite, alarms can be customized to each resident's needs and sent
to the right person, to the right device, and at the right time. Since the Ascom
Activity Monitoring system is based on open integration infrastructure, third-
party sensors, smart cameras, or other smart sensors can be easy integrated.
Ascom SmartSense meets regional and national regulatory criteria.
How does it work?
A variety of sensors are positioned thoughtfully across the residents' rooms. An
infrared ceiling detector can track movement, a door detector senses wandering,
and a mattress detector looks for potential falls. Caregivers may easily
integrate the sensors that are most appropriate for a resident's needs and
confirm the resident's condition by consolidating data from multiple sources and
presenting an overview of the resident on a single dashboard. Dashboards are
available to caregivers on a variety of devices, such as professional
smartphones like Myco 4 and ward computers.
Providing added value to residents and caregivers
By observing residents' overall lifestyle patterns, caregivers can enhance the
patient's experience in terms of comfort, dignity preservation, and maintaining
the resident's autonomy and privacy. Caregivers can also predict how much staff
and equipment will be needed, which improves timeliness and reduces costs. It is
also possible to detect a deterioration in a resident's health at an early stage
if their lifestyle deviates from the norm. Caregivers are also able to limit the
number of rounds (particularly when patients are resting and do not want to be
disturbed) and concentrate on the residents who need it the most at any given
time, all thanks to the global view of the various statuses of residents on the
ward in real-time (virtual round).
The introduction of the Ascom Activity Monitoring solution addresses the growing
market demand for smart solutions in the long-term care and home care industry
in view of the increasing number of residents that are becoming more and more
dependent, the shortage of staff, and cost-efficient budgets. The Ascom Activity
Monitoring solution enhances outcomes through the digitization of care.
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)https://www.un.org/en/development/desa/population/publications/pdf/ageing/World
PopulationAgeing2019-Highlights.pdf, Page 5, Table 1 )
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